Goodbye?

By Anushka

We never really said goodbye

It's hard to believe your absence isn't a lie.

It ended before it began,

I chose to stay while you left. 

The sweet memories turned sour,

Yet forgetting them, I never had that power.

I never wish to see you again,

Yet your absence echoes through the door

Day by day, more and more. 

I wish I knew why you left that day

There was so much left to say

I don't wait for you; I've let you go,

Still, I find myself hoping for one soft “hello.” 

Nights pass like whispers I can’t hold,

Your shadow lingers in dreams gone cold.

I build my world and try to move on,

But a part of me still wonders what went wrong. 

But then again

We never really said goodbye...

And maybe that’s why I still wonder why.

By Anushka