This kind of reminds me of how one would learn to break free from the reminders and pressures of an abusive relationship (most likely emotional). In a relationship like that, the person who is getting abused is basically trained, either by the abuser or their own self esteem, that they'd be worthless without the "love" of the abuser so they slowly start to neglect themselves and any friends or family they have. This low self esteem and neglect make the victim create a "mask" of themselves that isn't really who they are. People who have just broken free of those relationships kind of go through a time where they may feel like they still "love" the abuser and are still tied to those previously mentioned pressures or they feel like they can never heal from the damage that was done but the last stanza is basically the person realizing life is so much better without someone basically controlling you.
This kind of reminds me of how one would learn to break free from the reminders and pressures of an abusive relationship (most likely emotional). In a relationship like that, the person who is getting abused is basically trained, either by the abuser or their own self esteem, that they'd be worthless without the "love" of the abuser so they slowly start to neglect themselves and any friends or family they have. This low self esteem and neglect make the victim create a "mask" of themselves that isn't really who they are. People who have just broken free of those relationships kind of go through a time where they may feel like they still "love" the abuser and are still tied to those previously mentioned pressures or they feel like they can never heal from the damage that was done but the last stanza is basically the person realizing life is so much better without someone basically controlling you.