They were never meant to stay. Although you opened your arms and held them through the night. They were never meant to stay. Although you saw past their flaws and celebrated them in their darkest moments on their darkest days. They were never meant to stay. However you created a place that was safe and warm. You convinced yourself that they wouldn't get to close. That you weren't trying to fix them because ironically you couldn't seem to fix yourself. They were never meant to stay. Although you knew your words and actions fell on deaf ears and blind eyes. Still you tried. Convincing yourself that this time... May be this time would be different. You would be seen and heard. They were never meant to stay. Although they started off as a distraction... You studied them. You learned them. They slowly became more. They were never meant to stay. You knew this. Deep down you did. So you tried to leave. Drop them like they meant nothing to you. Like others have done to you. Leaving you behind lying in the ashes of their past. They were never meant to stay. So you took mental photographs. You remembered all the good that they are. The potential of what they could be versus who they were in that time. Knowing very well that you'd stay till the end. You'd endure the sudden disconnect. Every trace of you diminished in their minds. Nothing of you would remain. They were never meant to stay. So you did. Because you couldn't bring yourself to do what so many have done to you in your past. Only this time you have no regrets. No hard feelings. Only compassion. Sympathy and empathy. Although they were never meant to stay the thought of them and their absence still remain.