Those kinds of Goodbyes
Written by WritingSugar
It’s been long
Prehistoric emotions kept ashore
The tranquil wave soon increasing its altitude
While my toes wiggled its soft sands,
Reminding me of the unresolved decisions
Left buried
So long
Time is never-ending, its slow abundance
Of seconds tickled loud echoes, tuning with
My pounding heart. My legs twitching
To a tribal dance underneath the sun’s ray
I saw you
Somehow
Your eyes no longer hold the sadness
Whenever it used to smeared mine
Your smile now reaches your eyes
Heartbreaking to know it was not me-
So I left you
Sometime
After the storm, the sun cleared through
A light shined, my purpose finally clear
Enlightening truth that parting was for the best
My thoughts misted by pain, never saw a future
Without you-until now
Finally
You came toward me, your arms reaching out
My heart choked, my eyes burned, my tears seeking out
But I sniffed hard and spread my lips wider
Than the Amazon River. I held you in my arms-
Nothing
The clearing
We once loved; I will keep you in memories
A treasure hidden and maybe at times
Grief will darken my clouds when I think of
What ifs? But for most, I will learn to love again
To say goodbye
This post has 2 comments
July 30th, 2009
This is nice– and also (my opinion) very poetic. You do an awesome job using imagery to describe your emotions. You are painting with words.
I hear the surf as you tell this. I feel the sand under foot. I sense your loss and pain– the acceptance that things have changed– and understand the goodbye at the end.
Poetry packs a ton of emotion between the lines and in the imagery. You nailed this poem with it’s imagery and the scenes you describe.
July 31st, 2009
Thank you!
I am happy you were able to get all of that from the poem because as I was writing it, those were the emotions I was hoping that readers would get. A relationship falling apart, the heartfelt breakups, and then finally the acceptance that maybe it was for the best. It’s not easy but eventually one day when you meet someone else you will see that it was for the best. I always said that no matter how a relationship ends, it always teaches you something about yourself and the things you want out of life. The next time around you know what to change, avoid, and fight for.