Choose to Be Okay

Choose to Be Okay You packed your pride In that overnight bag Left my name On the floor with the tags You checked that door Like it swung one way Like I’d wait forever In the same place You rolled the dice On never again Told yourself twice You’d be fine in the end You were okay with losing me You were okay with walking free You did the math, you could see Life still works If it’s just you, not me You were okay with what that means A thousand days where we don’t speak So if you turn around someday Just know you chose To be okay You said, “maybe We’ll find our way back” Tossed that line Like a spare in the trash But “maybe later” Is a quiet cut ’Cause you were calm If later never showed up You drove away On that quiet bet That I’d be there If you ever regret You were okay with losing me You were okay with walking free You did the math, you could see Life still works If it’s just you, not me You were okay with what that means A thousand doors I’ll never leave So if you come back, carefully Just know I learned From how you left me I’m not a porch light You flip on when it’s dark Not a soft place For your second start If I’m gone And you finally see That was the risk You took with me You were okay with losing me You were okay with walking free You taught my heart what I should be Someone who won’t Beg you to stay and see You were okay with what that means Now I’m okay with choosing me So if you turn around someday Just know you chose To fade away