I would have liked you to feel my pain,<\/p>\n
but I still loved you and I would have<\/p>\n
preferred to have once more your love.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
My sadness was overwhelming after separation<\/p>\n
but I forced myself to forget and to<\/p>\n
learn to smile again.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
I replaced tears with the endeavour to smile<\/p>\n
and finally succeeded in feeling well again.<\/p>\n
Although I needed you, I deleted you.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Yes, I erased you as much as I could<\/p>\n
and went on, less naive, but still<\/p>\n
with hope that the best is yet to come.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
I wondered from time to time how you were<\/p>\n
and what you did, but then rays of optimism<\/p>\n
invaded me and showed me the way.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
I learnt that with or without you<\/p>\n
I can be strong, I can be myself.<\/p>\n
And that my smile is as charming as always!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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