I remember, <br />Like yesterday, <br />The blinking city lights— <br />The yawning gulf in your eyes. <br /> <br />You said goodbye <br /> <br />And sealed my heart <br />In a glass jar— <br />A nice little trophy <br />For your mantelpiece. <br /> <br />You said goodbye <br />And I let you go…. <br /> <br />Away, away. <br /> <br />You said you would return— <br />But you never did. <br /> <br />And you left me <br />For the great, wide world, <br />Stronger arms <br />And a bolder heart. <br /> <br />You said goodbye <br />And walked away…. <br /> <br />But still your shadow <br />Dances on my paths <br />And overshadows <br />The sun. <br /> <br />Still you walk <br />In my black, black dreams <br />Leaving footprints <br />On my poor, white life; <br />In the vast sands <br />Of this lonely desert. <br /> <br />In the awful darkness, <br />You shine; <br />Like an eternal candle, <br />Like the blazing city lights. <br /> <br />Maybe someday <br />You will return. <br />Maybe someday <br />You will love <br />The soul trapped <br />In this shell…. <br /> <br />Yes, <br />One day you will <br />Come back to me. <br /> <br />And I will wait for you.<br /><br />Ashley Akari<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/you-said-goodbye-2/
