This "story" is in two parts. In one perspective of the loved one watching the other leave...

The other is the perspective of the one who is leaving.


Enjoy!!




PART I__________
{"The Power of Goodbye"}


So here we are together
We knew this day would come
I stand here before you
Hoping our time to last, to linger

I know you must go
I want to plead you to stay
But this is your wish
Which I must respect either way


I won't lie to you
I will miss you badly
I won't promise I'll stay strong without you
You're apart of me, and when one puzzle piece leaves
The puzzle is no longer complete

I am a ruined puzzle without you
I won't lie that I'll be strong


But I will wait for you, I will pray for you
I'll engrave your name into my heart
Hoping you're doing okay
Hoping we don't grow apart

Stay safe, stay strong, young soldier
Let us not cry
We will outlast this power of goodbye

Regardless of physical or spiritual space
I'll always be right by your side


I love you...


I feel your hand slowly leave mine
Your essence lingers upon me
You shine a brave smile my way, then turn around
I watch you leave.




PART II__________
{"This Is Not Goodbye"}


I'm holding your soft hands
Trying to understand
Why I made this choice
Not that I do regret

Your eyes look up upon me
With sadness digging in deep
I know you'll miss me dearly
But this is something I must do


We're still so very young
I want to venture around
In hopes that my imperfect being
Can still push to change the world

The world is falling apart
I want to hold you
But I want to help hold this world together too
Please understand


If I could move mountains
I would
If I could turn back time
I would
But there are some things we cannot share
I do not want to burden you
Please understand


Please wait for me
Stay strong for me
I'll stay alive for you

And while I'm away
I'll think of you each day
I will not ever forget you
I will return
This is not goodbye



I love you...



I let go of your hand and turn around
My back is now the only thing you see
I close my eyes and force myself to stride forward, away from you
A part of me wants to turn around to look back at you, to see

Without seeing your face, I know you are crying
And to say that I'm fine with that would be lying
But this is something I must do
Please understand



The car drives away
And when I arrive
I sigh miserably to myself
Look out the window
And smile slightly
Knowing we still share the same sky.

This some how reminds me of my two best friends situation. My friend stayed in the state while her husband had to leave to Iraq doing military stuff ;___; I pictured the situation along with your piece of work, and my heart aches for the two people in the 'story', but overall I love the way it is well written with the feeling of thoses two people.

Please keep up the good work :wink: