Always a Part of Me

I will never forget the moment we met
Little did I know you would be something I'd regret

But at the time you seemed almost perfect

There was not a flaw I could detect

You were the answer to a prayer I prayed
One I did not even realize I made

But further down the road
It were your true colors that showed
I was never your one and only
You just needed me when you were lonely
You were an adventure gone wrong

One that helped me get strong

I hate you now because I loved you then

But I know I will be okay again
Because I know that in order to live

I need to change my perspective

I always had a personal strife
About you being an undeniable part of my life

Your past presence I always tried to forget 

But now I changed my mindset

I began to see the experience in a different way

And my grudge began to decay

Because it was mandatory
To see you as nothing extraordinary
Forgetting you, would be like forgetting the food I ate

Or the nightmares I had when I was eight

Or the movies I have seen

In order to forget you, I'd simply have to wipe my entire memory clean

So forgetting you, would be like not being able to recollect

Everything in my life that had any kind of effect

What I am simply trying to say

Is that I cannot wish you away
I cannot dismiss you from my thoughts

But from now on I call the shots

So you no longer have control over me

And I can finally feel free