Bittersweet goodbye..

Very old poem with a re-write.

Bittersweet goodbye

A Poem by Coyote Poetry

 Goodbyes are necessary. Need closure to all things. 

    Bittersweet goodbye….

I walked up to her house.
I celebrated one year with this young woman.
In the comfort of her small apartment and
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 once.

We entwined two lives for a year.
Her beauty enchanted my heart and
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 whispered I didn’t want anyone to die.

I went to the Army P.X. and
I brought her favorite rum to her.
I Played her Leonard Cohen music and
I allowed her to hold on to me.

Silence is necessary.
Sometimes words don’t mean much.
We need to swim in sadness and
we need allow pain to do the fatal mercy
of killing off the last of our 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 my body and mind are old.
Those stories won’t ever leave my heart and dreams.

I sat and baby sit Daniela for three days.

I left her with no words of love.

Just a bittersweet goodbye.

                      Coyote
                    July 1982

Author's Note

Thank you for reading.

Reviews

[red93]

You have excelled yourself with this Piece Coyote. A true love story for our times. I passed thru Munich on my Visit to Germany at the time of the Olympics in 1972.

Fabulous Work my Friend ✨️✨️✨️✨️✨️

[Coyote Poetry]

Thank you my kind friend for reading and the comment.

[Soyam]

Unbelievable... you craved it without beautiful and fantastic imagination.... totally in love with it... too good...

I'll keep it among my favorites list.

Beautifully crafted. ❤

[Coyote Poetry]

Thank you dear Soyam for reading and the comment. Our first true love. Become the poet's wealth in old age.

[Soyam]

So true...

[W. Barrett Munn]

Quite a lot of powerful imagery here, Johnnie. fatal mercy is great

Winston

[Coyote Poetry]

Thank you Winston for reading and the comment. I do appreciate.

[Ken Simm.]

I so enjoy the stories of your lives and loves John, my friend. And this is no exception.

[Coyote Poetry]

Thank you Ken. I appreciate the comment.

[Chris Shaw]

You did the right thing. Goodbyes give closure. There is no easy way of saying goodbye to a love you have shared so much with. Time softens the blow and then maybe the beautiful memories will be allowed to surface and bring a smile.
Great heartfelt writing here Coyote.

Chris

[Coyote Poetry]

You are right dear Chris. Better to leave with kindness than anger. Thank you for reading and the comment.