Goodbye

An ode to who I used to be, and feeling disconnected from who I am becoming. Kind of a narrative on personal growth.

I killed that little girl

The one staring back at me

When I shattered her face

A case of the Humpty-Dumpty

We put her back together

As everything she never wanted to be

I fell in love with that girl

And then she ran away with you

But I'm hollow because I killed her too

She haunts me on stormy nights

In salty reflections

Until my eyes run dry

Then I wave goodbye

To that old shade of me

When all is done and said

Now this girl is all I can see

A stranger staring straight ahead

With empty eyes and a familiar smile

Just a ghost of the dead

Author's Note

Say whatever you want, honesty is preferred. Something constructive is even better.

Reviews

[Tex]

A very strong write. Just loved this piece. I was wondering if something like this might be coming:

Then I wave goodbye
To that girl I used to be

as amazing as it sounds I wrote something like this entitled: "My Heart I Fill With Love (story song)" you might enjoy checking it out.

Congratulations on placing in the "Deep dark poetry contest"

just loved this...

[DeliriousCerises]

Thank you very much. I will go read that now. It's funny you mention those lines because they're the lines I was least happy with. I felt there was probably a more artistic way to say that.

[Tex]

To that girl I was before

is another way to put it with the same syllable count, but i think you got it right.

[Anon]

Wow. I Like It

[captain]

sad but i like it.