No-Escape Clause

I want to say goodbye to you
Move forward from this place
Take all the good I've learned from you
Apply at my own pace

Explore more of the world beyond
Without leaving my heart behind
Sleep soundly through each blue night
No signs of tossing or turning

Trying to sever this shackle of love
That threatens to bind me forever
It is clear as the glass, despite my efforts
I cannot be me without you

Shortcuts were never an option
The direct route I did follow
By-passing each detour around you
I sought to obtain my breakthrough

Entertaining boardwalks and bridges
Tossing pebbles and rocks through meadows

Distracting myself from time to time
In exchanges with other fellows

Somehow my mind, it does get lost
Yet always finds its way
Returning to my affections and interests
Your visage won't go away

Waterfalls in the cool of the day
Profoundly how you soothe me
The breath of life whispers in the night
Your morning thoughts float through me

My desperate prayer is to escape
As the leafy tree hides our shadows
Remain fully me in your absence
Despite the surging billows

The die is cast, Cannot turn back
My heart has been arrested

The sentence is set, For life it stands
Love, already tried and tested