Goodbye

A mother's love for her child as they part for the first time.

How does it feel,
To be the only one?
To only half-fit,
And never belong.

 

And how do you feel
When I hold you close?
Cradle you in my arms,
Do you never want me to go?

 

And what do you hear,
Whilst your heart beats?
Does it ever race?
Or slow when you’re asleep?

 

And does your heart flutter,
When he says he loves you?
You’re part of me, & what I used to be,
Yet you say that it’s true.

 

And what do you see,
As we play in the sunlight?
Have you noticed you’re different?
Just a small part of I.

 

What is it like,
To feel so betrayed?
She saw you outside,
After the sun, it had faded, away...

 

Do you feel scared,
To know you’re on your own?
To know that someone, somewhere,
Is coming for you, yes you alone.

 

And did you know,
That they saw you with us?
They’ll rid the world of you.
They think you’re dangerous.

 

But now they’ve come,
A roomful of those, to protect only one.
One so weak, so small in comparison.
And you, you’ll soon have to run...

 

If I hold you close now,
Will you never want to leave, ever?
Do you feel safe now?
Would you stay with me forever?

 

Forever...

 

And now I hold you close,
For the last time,
Is this how we’ll die?
And for the first time, I say goodbye...

 

Goodbye...

Author's Note

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Reviews

[Revolutionary]

It is sad when you have to leave but you do not ever have to say goodby because we all meet again.I love the poem.I would want to die in the arms of one who loved me.

[Coyote Poetry]

I release three children to this world. All three came home and appreciate the safeness of my home. Hard to free your children. World is a scary place. A loss of a child is a permanent open wound till your last breath. I like the story in this poem. Love make us have worry and concern for our children. A very good ending to a excellent poem.
Coyote

[Distant horizons]

Great job. expressive and flows well.