Just Goodbye

Peering through a moonless night
Beneath a sky devoid of light
With only stars, a distant plight
That come from souls who lost their sight.
I walk amidst the shadows black
With cheerless heart, I turned my back
A single tear escapes my eye
A silent word, a sad goodbye
And as I try to walk away
I hear myself begin to say
Never have I felt so torn
As when you tell me not to mourn
For this sadness far exceeds
Any hope as my heart bleeds
Yet every wish these ears might hear
From you, I'd sworn I'd treat them dear.
- February 28, 2003