Goodbye

I always used to hate it

When the guys in movies/shows said

"I hate saying goodbye."

It was so cliched and so overused

I always spat at them and said, "Dude, get a grip.

When you meet someone, you're gonna have to say goodbye."

Somehow, mostly guys said the line

And girls were so naive when they believed them.

But today; today something unhinged in my heart

As I felt the sinking feeling that comes with the word 'bye'

And like I said; you know you have to say it,

But it feels like a hand wrapped around your heart

Restricting its beats

Your throat burns so hard and you feel your eyes getting damp

And you struggle to say that single word

For you fear that you might accidentally let go of all things at once

Your mind tells you it's time to let go

And your heart just furiously shakes it's head with tears not far behind

Oh and that little smile

Which is probably the hardest part of the entire thing

Behind which hide a million things

Forever waiting to be said

But most of all

The urge to say,

"Please don't make me say goodbye."