Letter to an old friend

There is no room in your heart to hate.
While there are times that you will
want to scream out, hit something,
and wish the worst on a person,
there is no need.
What is done is done,
and time has moved on
to grant you better things,
which you know are better,
and will always be better.
It’s alright to remember those other times,
which lurk in your head like an unwanted visitor.

You can still take time
and remember what you once had,
what could have been,
before you ultimately lost
what you thought you wanted.
But don’t become bitter.
The energy that you need to live
should be invested in better things,
like the love you now have.

And you do have love now.
You have love that is so much better
than anything else that someone else could offer you.
What does this other person have, anyway?
Do you care? Do you even want to bother with a guess?