A Beautiful Last Goodbye

It was just one of those days..

Sitting silently by herself

All alone save for the nagging of her mind

Loneliness slowly creeping up her spine

She watches as the pretty pink of the setting sun bleeds away into deep dark blues

 

A storm is moving in, the air is fully charged

The wind is picking up, tossing cherry blossoms carelessly aside;

Pale pink and white petals struggling to fight a battle long since lost

 

She waits patiently, hardly moving from her window

This is the season she longed for so dearly;

When the world itself seems to understand her pain

 

Quiet tears seem to start the deluge

Drops of red pour down over the land,

Marring those once pretty trees in a smear of blood

Memories flash in her eyes, lighting up the darkened sky

 

Through the open window, the wind begins to whisper

It talks of betrayals, of misgivings, and goodbyes

Lashing at her hair, it screams of lost love and unabided lust

 

She loses herself in the pain of realization

She takes up a pen and begins to write

 

"Why not one more night, one last kiss goodbye,

My sweet love, tonight?

I hope the stars still spell out your name where

You are."

 

She signs it sweetly, not wanting to let go just yet

Slowly she begins to walk, not sure of where she'll go.

She hesitates briefly at the door,

Turning slowly she takes one last look around

And then she walks into the rain,

 

"It is done."

Author's Note

The note in this piece is part of the lyrics to Alesana's song "Early Mourning", which played a major part in the development of this poem.

Reviews

[Last Lying Look]

I like this one as well. Good job! It's very... I'm not sure how to describe it.

[W.Piggy]

woah. you write b-e-a-u-t-i-f-u-l-y.. really.
i think you're really good.
keep it up.
:)
W.Piggy

[The Autumn Faerie]

Hm, I don't recall this one...
Was this one you read to me?
I think my favorite lines are:

She loses herself in the pain of realization
She takes up a pen and begins to write

I know that's what I do when I write...
Beautiful work, love.

[ANNA]

Awww. This reminds me of a woman waiting for someone she care for to show..It sounds like she waiting for the strom to come to clean up..Its sad but amazly happy.. I like how you took to change the color. I think it bring more to the eyes

thank you for sharing this with me

Much lov Anna

[Barbara Walker]

Your imagery is so good, I was standing behind her, seeing and feeling it all! Thanks for sharing! Barbara

[An owl on the moon]

Your imagery is brilliant, using nature as characters moving around the main character! Such a depth and beauty to your words!