Before you go...

12/25/13

Before you go...

...look at me in the eyes

like when we first met.

...hold me in your arms

in a way I'll never forget.

...intertwine our hands

just like last Valentine.

...kiss my lips

as if you're forever mine.

Before you go...

...think of me

and how I dearly love you.

...remember us

and all that we've been through.

...rewind everything

from beginning until today.

...pause the moment

you promised me you'd stay.

Before you go...

...bring with you

the picture of my face.

...look at it

when you're lost in a maze.

...travel far and wide

but 'home' you will never see.

...know, please know

you can always come back to me.

Author's Note

Goodbyes are always painful.

Reviews

[Annie]

This poem has an excellent unravelling story. I feel desperation for the speaker to have her speaker never forget her, and a desperation for the way things were before. I agree with your friend that relationships are never "forever" but the memories certainly are.

[Blue]

Thank you so much, Annie!

[Dhaye]

Indeed goodbyes are always painful.

I remember a friend who criticized me for using the word "forever" in my article. To him, nothing lasts forever. We do have a healthy argument. In the end, I surrendered. Why not? I have been a patron of that word for so long...because I don't want to lose hope for something. But the reality keeps on showing before my face- nothing lasts forever. So goodbyes are only part of our lives. After those sweet "hellos", expect the sad "goodbyes"...because nothing is really permanent here on earth. Even people change.
We cannot hold all things forever in our arms. People come and go and we should learn to accept that.

I'm telling you this because I have been there several times. Now, I'm getting ready to face another parting...to hear another goodbye.

This is life, Blue. So I have learned to enjoy every moment when I'm with the things I like and those people I love. Dance while the music is playing.


This is bittersweet. You always make something exceptional.

I can see you're good heart in this piece, the way I see myself in my past. I have told you we have some things in common and called you my sister here. But I know you're also a dreamer, and I'm just happy to see you explore the new world you just have discovered. You are talented and I know you can reach your goals.

I'm just here, a message away. You know where you can reach me.

[Blue]

Thank you so much, Ate! You always amaze me with the way you elaborate your insights. ;)

[Eddie Davis]

Painfully expressed, but at the same time simple and honest, even though a degree of bitterness and perhaps even slight anger could be detected in the lines. It is certainly what anyone going through this would feel, and I think the last line is the saddest, as it shows that even after having her heart ripped out, she'd welcome him back.

[Blue]

Thank you so much, Eddie. A pleasure to read your review always.

[John Alexander McFadyen]

A pining and loving tone in this one. But also a tinge of hurt and even anger? Strange when someone else chooses our fate just how awful it feels.

[Blue]

Thank you, John!