Heartache and Heaven

Could letting go also be
a different way of holding on;
like holding a butterfly
with an open palm?
Letting go
hurts
but can
lead to
healing.
Healing for
the one
hanging on
and
for the one
who is broken.
Not a
complete severing
of feelings,
Not a permanent
ripping apart
but
enough separation for healing
when they can’t
be whole
together
at
this moment,
this place
in time.