As we strolled hand in hand through life's fast lane, <br />I was happy and my soul was on song; <br />Till Destiny decided I be made sane; <br />And though I did no wrong, <br />Yet you decided to just turn and say 'Bye', <br />Not knowing of the heart you broke, not hearing the anguished sigh! <br /> <br />There were moments of joy, just you and me, <br />Peering through Memory's golden lanes I can see: <br />And then you put me out of my trance, <br />Shaking the very core of my existence, <br />When you bid me ' Bye', <br />Not noticing the quivering lips and the moist eye! <br /> <br />I still remember the day of my Rebirth, <br />When you had wiped my lips of their mirth: <br />Clapping a dagger to my heart, <br />Letting me dropp to my knees and bleed by the hearth, <br />Fading away from my life with a 'Bye', <br />Leaving me alone to cringe and cry! <br /> <br />Now that you have come back, <br />You can see that I didn't stop, though my pace did slack. <br />Now that you are here again, <br />I am reminded of nothing but the tears and the pain! <br />Now it is my turn to make you cry and say 'Bye', <br />As my eyes dim and I die! <br /> <br />Epilogue: <br />Though I have, now, ascended high, <br />Yet, you feel my presence nigh. <br />Then, you wring your hands and cry. <br />To forget me, you do try; <br />But your cheeks they never are dry. <br />When you remember me, you pine and you sigh; <br />And then you ask yourself why <br />You had, then, bid me 'Bye'!<br /><br />Touhid Barkat<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/an-ode-to-one-who-had-once-said-bye/
