Goodbye

Emptiness where your form stood

A torn coat that once was good

A face that's lost, gone the form

Too soon left, an embrace so warm

Laugh and smile to see no more

Friendship left on a closed door

I never got to say goodbye

'Tis but farewell, a parting sigh

Reviews

[jacob erin-cilberto]

This hits a nerve. I lost a friend...never actually got to say goodbye...although the last time we talked, told her I loved her and vice-versa...at least I have that, and all the memories of our friendship.
This moved me.
j.

[Soren]

Thank you Jacob thank you so much for the understanding it is most appreciated. I understand that this life is but a band-aid that can fall off at any time I just hope that the sores underneath are healed when it falls.

[RomaJ]

The imagery of the torn coat and the empty space where a presence once was makes the absence almost tangible. I love how the poem balances sorrow with quiet reverence, especially in the final lines.. the farewell feels both personal and universal. It reminds us how much weight words like “goodbye” can carry, and how sometimes their silence is the loudest part.

[Soren]

Thank you Roma for the review and words of support. Yes it is personal since I wrote this after a very close friend, I would call him brother of nearly fifty years passed without me knowing, having to hear it from someone almost unknown.

[RomaJ]

Soren, I’m so sorry for your loss. That must have been incredibly hard..to lose someone so dear and to find out in that way. The depth of that grief really comes through in your poem. It’s a beautiful and heartfelt tribute to your friend, and I hope writing it brought you some measure of peace.