03-22-2007, 05:33 PM
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.
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