Goodbyes

Author's Note: I wrote this because we are saying goodbye to middle school this year and it made me think of how many times we have to say goodbye. We have to say goodbye to everything eventually because nothing lasts forever. The only thing that we don't have to say goodbye to is Heaven since it lasts forever and ever. Thanks for reading it!

White, empty walls mock you as you pass,

Reminding that you must leave and go at last

While the halls are full of cheer and laughter,

Your soul is full of grief now and forever after

That you must leave and not come back,

Gives your heart the intent to crack

But you must go on and move by and by,

And find some way to say Goodbye

***

The lake shimmers in the evening sun,

Where you used to swim and enjoy the fun

Now it's vacant, the sun its only companion,

Everyone else has packed and left the canyon

But alone on the hill, you sit and stare,

Wondering why loneliness fills the air

But you must go on and move by and by,

And find some way to say Goodbye

***

Sitting in a chair, waiting for your name,

Climbing up the steps, your moment of fame

You receive your diploma, official and gold,

Which gives you the fear of making a fold

The sense of accomplishment is indescribable,

Making the world, for once, feel reliable

But you must go on and move by and by,

And find some way to say Goodbye

***

The trucks roll away, taking all your belongings,

While you listen to your kids' callings

Moving away, from all the safety of home,

There's no familiar face, just packing foam

Looking at your house, trying not to cry,

Until this last time, the tears did not pry

But you must go on and move by and by,

And find some way to say Goodbye

***

Your grandkids come for one last visit,

You try to act well, but you can't conceal it

Their innocent faces look as sad as yours,

Since they know the truth, in their very cores

You hug, you kiss, you talk to no end,

To make sure you will always be their friend

But you must go on and move by and by,

And find some way to say Goodbye

***

You enter a new place, a place full of love,

Everywhere you look, there is a flying dove

All you see are happy people with happy faces,

That take you back to a passel of places

The places you said goodbye to before,

Will now be in your heart, forever more

No more goodbyes, to any other fellow,

Instead, you will always be able to say Hello