Letting Go

I'm holding on,
Won't let go.
I'm happy,
Just fine.

Why should I?
I'm o.k.
Nothing's wrong,
It's alright.

Your begging
Won't change
My mind:
Is made up.

Your promise of
Something better
Is coaxing,
Tempting.

No! My mind
Is made up.
I will grasp,
Life or Death.

But to die,
Alone, 'twould
Be an awful
Fate, I know.

You promise
Life, forever
And love,
Always there.

I want it,
To never cry,
To never die
Alone.

I'm being pulled
So equally,
But wait.

A stronger force,
That's You--
Pulling, urging
I will go.

The pain I feel
As I let go
Is nothing to
Be compared-

To the joy
And hope I know
Now, I'll never
Be alone.