The gut-wrench of goodbye
Goodbye of any size
It’s why I held on so long to the one
Missed the other with the power of the sun
Even though he didn’t last the phases of the moon
Gave too much of my heart to the next
Even though he darkened my mood
Is it because I said goodnight to the first and he was forever gone by the morning
Three lives - never the same
No space for the mourning
Is it because I kept her secret - waiting to tell her what I good job I did
But she never came home
She never watched me grow
Into a young wild woman like her
Is it because goodbye always meant - this could be the end
And I never wanted to feel that way again
Is it because after I opened her card and didn’t get the joke
And I didn’t join her for what she knew would be one last smoke
But I was just a child
And I’d thought I’d see her next time
But one more goodbye
And that was the last time
Did I only search out those I knew wouldn’t stick
Thinking their goodbyes wouldn’t leave me alone and broken and physically sick
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