Give Me Your Blessing To Leave You.

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Give Me Your Blessing To Leave You. 

Ulises Vargas

November 2, 2025. 


Never, has someone been so right for me 

Yet, never, could we work out romantically 

No one approves of us together 

Not one person knows how we feel for another 

Nothing is in our favor, except for each other 

And what good is that? 


Mountains won’t move for us;

People won’t change to accept us; 

Thinking of you just isn’t enough 

I can’t love an imaginary lover as a spouse 

Those things I dream of are but dreams 

I’ve forgotten the feel of your lips:

I don’t know if I want to forget, or not;

To resign and fold, or to believe in fantasies 


I love you, and I might never stop 

Neither choice is easy to make

Please, make it easy for us 

Please, don’t fight too much 

Give me your blessing to leave you 

Please, my love, I know how badly it hurts 

Please, my love, don’t remind me of what I’m asking 

Give me your blessing to leave you 


I don’t want it to end like this,

Though I see no other option 

I wanted to die alongside you, 

Not solely with the thought of you;

Though, tell me, my love:

How realistic is it that we’d make it all that way? 

How real are our fantasies, versus hard lines? 


I can’t hold your hand, because I know I’ll miss it 

I won’t look you in the eye, because my love will miss me 

I’ll never forget the times we shared together 

I won’t get more attached to a doomed love 

I can’t let myself fall deeper for a cruel dream 

I still love you, and I wish it wasn’t so 

Darling, this is against my will 

Please, make it easy for us 

Give me your blessing to leave you 


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