Challenge
it's not like it's goodbye
The twelfth of never
It’s not like it’s goodbye
I’ll see you in few months
you say;
but I can tell from your eyes
that stopped seeing me
sometime before today,
that you are already
far from here from now
from me
looking forward to
something
someone other;
this necessary separation
is a welcome excuse
an easy out
an opportunity
to let something die
by neglect
(holding on yet letting go)
rather than
pointing out with a
(painful but compassionate)
hard rip and tear
that which is already dead
to you…
It’s not like it’s goodbye,
you lie
hoping to avoid
the messy business of
a shattered heart
that bleeds through
devasted eyes
that hurt and blame
and beg and implore
for more…
It’s not like it’s goodbye,
you say…
as you walk away.
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