Bittersweet goodbye

Goodbyes are necessary. Need closure to all things.

    Bittersweet closure


"I walk up to her house.
I celebrated one year with this young woman.
In the comfort of her small apartment.
We learned passion and hate."


An angelic face answered the door.
She asked me. Why did I come?
She fell into my arms.


I was leaving the Army.
Three years in the beauty and elegance
of Germany was coming to the end.


I came for closure.
My beautiful Daniela took me to
heaven and hell.


We entwined two lives for a year.
Her beauty enchanted my heart.
We reached the pinnacle of passion.
A million sweet kisses and thousand
words of love.


Now she is crying.
Her new love is dead.
I whisper I didn't want anyone to die.


I go to the Army P.X.
I bring her favorite rum to her.
I Play her Leonard Cohen music.
I allow her to hold on to me.


Silence is necessary.
Sometimes words don't mean much.
They only swim in sadness.
Allow pain to do the fatal mercy
of killing off the last of your hope and joy.


A young woman broke my heart.
The elixir of sweet love has turned bittersweet.


Now forgiveness and kindness are all
we have left.


Sweet and beautiful Daniela
Asked did I come to save her?


I whispered I came to say goodbye the right way.
To tell her thank you.


Her blue eyes looked into mine.
Asking for what?
I condemn you to grief and damnation.


I kissed her forehead.
I told her.


The only offense would be if we don't try to love.
Breathtaking kisses;
the warmth of two bodies becoming one for a time;
nights of love and passion


Will always bring a smile.
When the body and mind are old.
Those stories won't ever leave the heart and dreams.


I sit and baby sit Daniela for three days.


I leave her with no words of love.


Just a bittersweet goodbye."


                      Coyote
                    July 1982 

Author's Note

The gift of love is a precious gift. The person who waste love will taste loneliness.

Reviews

[Morning Star]

Bittersweet goodbyes tent to leave invisible wounds in the heart
Yet it is better to have love and lost than not to have
Tasted the sweetness of the embrace of love
feel your heart beat as loud as the drums
Love is a gift that keeps on giving if we are lucky enough to receive that gift
We must guarded with our heart
Your words captured such a beautiful flow
Powerful Message within !!!

[Shalini Dinesh]

this poem is awesome, leaving the love behind is a painful thing, yet sometimes we are forced to do... poem is so emotional and well written..

[maddie marshall]

very nice
the last part really caught my eye
' I leave her with no words of love.
Just a bittersweet goodbye.'
I thought the entire thing was written very smoothly.

[Mark]

Thats why I never tried to have a girlfriend when I was in the military. I was afraid of this but thinking back I should have gone for it.

[Chloe..Across the Unive..]

The love remains though bittersweet, it stays throughout time .. beautiful poem,. Coyote, makes me want to cry.
Danilela , such a beautiful name.
Wonder what she would think if she could read this?

Chloe

[HorrorMaster]

very beautiful poem

[Loner]

Beautifull thoughts.

[sharonlee]

Touchingly beautiful and sad write...honestly penned

[Poeticpiers]

ia any love shared ever wasted even though it has come to an end?

[Helen Woodward]

There was a time when I had to say goodbye to a strong love, it has since been re-kindled as it should be, but I will never forget the sadness of that goodbye, it was astounding, soul destroying and led to misery...I say this; if you feel that lonely at your goodbye then the goodbye should never happen...
Beautiful Coyote :-)

Helen~

[Cheyenne]

As usual you amaze me Coyote! I woke up this morning and checked my read request unfortunately i didnt have time to read this poem and i came back on later and read the other poem and now this one i always say something of yours is my favorite but when you write something new it never ceases to make my heart skip a beat. i can feel your hurt and somberness in this heartbreaking story!! its a wonderful right