Far away, I pray this letter finds you well and safe

I hope to god I wrote it not too late

I’ll never understand the things you’ve faced

The path you had to take

You were the parts of me I kept concealed and contained

A relic of the way you were raised

A product of rage, of passion and pain

The last one to shoulder the blame

Did you expect me to try to look you straight in the eye

And drag you back down to earth?

I watched you walk down a road I could not condone

And fell to my knees as it took you so…

Far away, I pray this letter finds you well and safe

I hope to god I wrote it not too late

I’ll never understand the things you’ve faced

The path you had to take

Was it your choice to break the promises you made

In a voice that quaked with apprehension?

I thought I knew you, I thought you knew me too

The grave that you dug is not deep enough for two

And I don’t owe **** to you

I’m running out of reasons not to keep you so…

Far away, I pray this letter finds you well and safe

I hope to god I wrote it not too late

I’ll never understand the things you’ve faced

The path you had to take

Time won’t slow

If you could see these words before you go

I swear I’ll never sleep until I know

That you have finally found a place to rest

And the weight is off your chest

As you waste away

You’re a ghost to me

You ****ing let me down

Why can’t you let me be?

I went through hell to find a way in

But you made the bed you laid in

Convinced that no one would care

Cut every tie you could rely on

But you chose this hill to die on

And I won’t follow you there

Far away, I pray this letter finds you well and safe

I hope to god I wrote it not too late

I’ll never understand the things you’ve faced

The path you had to take

Can’t you see?

(Some things cannot be concealed)

Please know I never wanted you to leave

(We will succumb to the wounds we never heal)

I’ll bleed from every pore just to believe

(I hope you find a place to rest)

That you got what you sought in your last breath

Some dignity in death