Giving Up Is So Hard To Do

I'm not a quitter. Maybe that's why it's so hard for me to give up with anything, including a relationship. I don't want to lose at anything, but I definitely don't want to wave the white flag as a sign that I've succumbed to the intensity of the test.
Recently, I had no other choice. I had to give up. I had to release myself and realize that there was no use in staying and trying any longer. The bell had rang, the towel had been thrown long ago, I stood on a battlefield with a restless contender. I'm tired and he's still bouncing on his toes throwing butterfly punches. Although men complain about the complexity of women, they've neglected to include themselves into that equation. Men are more confused about their feelings, which leads them to showcase their lethargic state in loud silence, retreat, and a heightened isolation from the situation. Well pass the batton to me! I feel you and as the mountain of relationship after relationship ascends, I've passed the plate of remaining in frustration and serenading to the "I Surrender All" anthem.
Donny Hathaway said it best...Giving up is hard to do, when you really love someone. But I tried, but it's just no use!