Farewell Letter

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Feh, this is a random bittersweet/feel good-ish piece that came to me the other day.

Farewell Letter

These four walls are all I see
The clock ticks the day away
If the darkness wants to devour me,
I think that would be okay.
We all gotta go sometime,
It might as well be now -
You know I cannot press rewind,
And I must take my bow.
If it's all the same to you,
I may as well start here;
Some you may think you knew,
But let me make it clear.

Life may seem like a game
Until you play for keeps,
But don't forget to have some fun
And look before you leap.

And when you hit rock bottom,
Make sure it isn't clay;
Things often turn around
When we're looking the other way.

If you find another to love,
Well, don't let me hold you back;
I won't be here to keep you warm,
So cut them a little slack

I know you don't wanna say it.
I know you are afraid,
But know I am not worried;
It will all be okay.

There's no point in cryin'
For a person who has gone.
We both know that I'm dyin'
So let me go and move on.
Since I am leaving first,
I'm writing you this letter.
When things become the worst,
I hope this makes it better.
My eyes are growing tired, aged -
This may be my cue
For me to get off the stage
And leave it all to you.

There's no such thing as goodbye -
Just a hello I've yet to give;
Just because my body dies,
Doesn't mean I do not live.
So live for me, my dear
And I will live in you
And I will always be right here
Until your time is through.

Goodbye.

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Rhymer commented on Farewell Letter

12-10-2010

Amazing write, had me hooked all the way through. Excellent piece.

smaffa

12/12/2010

I appreciate the comment. The poem came out better than I thought it would.

Poetry is not an expression of the party line. It's that time of night, lying in bed, thinking what you really think, making the private world public, that's what the poet does.

Allen Ginsberg (1926-1997) U.S. poet.

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