Each person leaves a mark on our hearts, a unique fingerprint on our journey of love…
no matter the beginning, the middle or end
that was destined to go up in flames
as the smoke clears, I see now
I will always cherish your name
for it's a symbol of who I was where I have been
and how far I have come
no matter how much pain we both caused
I can now look back and remember you with love
so l just wanted to say thank you
for the place you once held in my life
for moments of deep connection
through our laughter, tears and smiles
for each single experience
I want you to know I am truly grateful
for the kind and loving glances exchanged
and the words said in anger that were hurtful
from our time we shared together within me
remains a fragment of you
no matter the heartbreak
I owe who I am in part
to what we went through
I like to think that there's a part of you
that was saved just for me
for I know with certainty
there is a side of me only you have ever seen
though it may be the case
I am no longer yours and you are no longer mine
there is not a lesson in the world
that could replace what I learned from our time
there is not another person who could ever dare
to compare not just to you
but to any other lover to whom I may be paired
this is because of the unique combination
two individuals coming together as one
you unite to create something distinctly yours
your own fingerprint on your journey of love
here comparison serves no purpose
as no two fingerprints are the same
it is not to say they were "the one"
or suggest you will never love again
and so now it is only with utmost compassion
in the times I reminisce about us
my heartache subsides with friends I confide in
and I am learning how to trust
again, I thank you for the place you once held
I live in excitement of what is yet to come
it is with courage I keep my heart open
to the fingerprints on my journey of love
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