Shadows Into Light

How to Say Goodbye

I have not learned

how to say goodbye.

How to say goodbye

to the memories,

the times that will never be,

and the people.

How can you say goodbye

to the places which made you who you are

and the people who helped you there?

How can you say goodbye

to the good times,

the times you felt right,

the times which made you happiest?

You never know how much

people and places

are really worth to you

until you lose them.

I have to find a way to say goodbye.

So I can move on.

And not just sit in the park lot

and watch everyone go by

as tears silently flow.

I need to find a way to say goodbye.

So I can move on.

And find my new rock,

a new place where I can feel at ease.

I need to find a way to say goodbye,

to the places

which meant so much to me.

The places which shaped who I am

and brought me closer to the people.

I need to find a way to say goodbye,

to the people.

The people who supported me

even when they didn't know.

The people who breathed life

into my dead body.

The people who I watched grow

into who they are.

I need to find a way to say goodbye,

to all of you.

I need to find a way to say goodbye,

to you.

I need to fill the hole inside my chest

before it swallows me too.

I need a new beginning,

but before that

I have to find an ending.

I need to find a way to say goodbye.