Holding On To You Poem by Ming Guo

Much time has passed since I've known you,
You were the one that made the utmost difference.
Although now I feel as if I am hindering you.
You have been hurt one too many times because of my absence.

I feel as if I cannot keep holding on to you.
Times have changed since I knew you then.
I feel as if it is time to part and say farewell to you.
My incapability to meet your needs makes me sad once again.

Day by day, I am deeply saddened by thoughts of you,
How I could not be there when you needed me,
But inside my heart I, I just cannot let go of you,
For fear that if I do, I will be full of misery.

Already I question myself on how to handle this ordeal with you.
Should I let you go and cause you no more pain,
Or could I prevent all this and just stay with you?
If I could, I would try to take away the tear-stains.

I guess in the end, it should be for the betterment of you.
I cannot be selfish and hang helplessly on the edge.
For I could lose myself just by letting go of you.
Please find a way to forgive me and let me back up this painful ledge.