Cassie Phillips | Let them

If they want to choose something or someone over you,

Let them.

If they want to go weeks without talking to you,

Let them.

If they are okay with never seeing you,

Let them.

Jack Vettriano

If they are okay with always putting themselves first,

Let them.

If they are showing you who they are and not what you perceived them to be,

Let them.

If they want to follow the crowd,

Let them.

If they want to judge or misunderstand you,

Let them.

If they act like they can live without you,

Let them.

If they want to walk out of your life and leave, hold the door open, and Let them.

Let them lose you.

Jack Vettriano

You were never theirs because you were always your own.

So let them.

Let them show you who they truly are, not tell you.

Let them prove how worthy they are of your time.

Let them make the necessary steps to be a part of your life.

Let them earn your forgiveness.

Let them call you to talk about ordinary things.

Let them take you out on a Thursday.

Let them talk about anything and everything just because it’s you they are talking to.

Let them have a safe place in you.

Let them see the heart in you that didn’t harden.

Let them love you.

Cassie Phillips, 1993

Back in October of 2022, a writer named Cassie Phillips penned a poem called "Let Them" that sparked its own viral movement.

People were sharing it, discussing it, and even getting tattoos inspired by it.

Phillips' work was deeply personal, born out of her own struggles with abandonment and self-acceptance.

As she explained in a TikTok, "When I wrote this, it was about everything going on in my life… I was at my lowest".

For many, her poem became a mantra for letting go of toxic relationships and reclaiming their worth.