Melancholy Poem by Sophia White

Today I decided I did not need you.
That I am strongest alone.
That, contrary to my former convictions,
You are not necessary to my breathing.
You are not the anchor holding me in place,
Or the ballast which holds me down.
I discovered that I am complete in myself,
And you are only an remainder to my dividend.
I am a tree, with roots, trunk, and branches
While you are just the grass around me
Or the nest set into my branches.
I do not need you. Why did I ever think I did?
You are not, as I once thought, my better half,
Because I am two halves, a whole, without you.
You are not the ocean and I the land,
For I am the earth. You may be the moon.
We are not two pieces to a puzzle,
But I am the whole puzzle, and every piece
Is a piece of me, and you are not a piece at all.
I am I, myself, am me. I am perfectly One.
With you, I am still only me, as I am.
I am the same heart, same soul, same mind.
You are only an accessory I do not need.
Today I discovered all of these truths,
And now, having learned and understood them,
I may truly love you.