In the quiet corners of my twenties, I learned a bitter truth,
Not everyone's a fixture; some are fleeting, some aloof.
I accepted this, though tears stained the pages of my youth,
Love isn't a constant, sometimes it's just a passing proof.

I unfurled my heart, like fragile petals to the wind,
Learning self-love, a journey that's not easily thinned.
No longer waiting for echoes of a love that's thinned,
I embraced the solitude, a bittersweet discipline.

No longer dependent on whispers of affection,
I cared for myself, seeking my own reflection.
Sensitive still, deserving of love's sweet connection,
Yet understanding departures, a painful disconnection.

Life rewards with friendships, beautiful and true,
Yet even those companions bid their silent adieu.
Parting ways, the heart aches, yet life continues to strew,
Pieces of memories, like autumn leaves, they strew.

The ones who leave, taught me lessons profound,
A mirror to my soul, in their absence, I found.
Love lingering, bonds unbroken, a silent, sacred sound,
A part of me forever, in the echoes, they're bound.

So, I bid a hard goodbye, with a heavy heart's luck,
Wishing them joy, on paths where destinies pluck.
No blame, no regret, just a bittersweet truck,
Of memories, lessons, and love that struck.

PS- I think, at some point in your 2o's you accept the fact that not everyone will stay forever. You open up to love yourself in different ways rather than waiting for the people who no longer have a part to play in your life. You start to care for yourself rather than depending on someone else to do it for you. You will still be very sensitive and deserving of all the love in the world, but you'll understand that someone leaving you is not always a bad thing. Life will reward you with the most beautiful of friendships and still, you have to part ways with those people. But the love will never die, the bonds will never break, and they will still linger in you because they taught you a part of yourself that you did not know before. So don't beat yourself up for not making it work, Just say that hard goodbye, let them go, and wish them luck.