Growing up means facing endings. Sometimes our friendships fade. Our relationships shift. Some people who were once a source of positivity may no longer bring out the best. It’s normal to want to hold on, but sometimes the healthiest thing to do is to let go.

In Morgan Richard Olivier’s poem, Let Them Lose You, he reminds us: “You need to let people lose you. Let them believe what they want to believe. Let them think they have better. Let them sleep on your worth.”

Closure doesn’t always come from an apology or explanation. Sometimes closure is you deciding that ‘I will no longer pour my energy where it isn’t respected’. Letting go doesn’t erase the good moments or the lessons learned, it just helps us free ourselves from carrying what no longer fits.

And in time, as the poem says, “they will realize the mistake they made, and it will just be enough time for you to accept that you’re better off without them.” Letting go is not about rejection. It’s about protecting your energy. It’s about choosing yourself, choosing peace, and making room for people and places that are good for you.