Good-bye, I'm leaving you where you belong… <br />Only your reflection you see while <br />wandering through the forest in fear alone, <br />Can't see me soaking in my own spume <br />Now I leave you alone in your own <br /> <br />I'm saying goodbye to your flattering face: <br />Self -aggrandizement, warped self-worth, and <br />Other unknown things that's your base <br />In tears and a sadden heart <br />I'm leaving you in your own place <br />Good-bye to the love we've shared <br />I know it's my life alone I must face <br /> <br />I'm left by the riverbank nearby <br />the cabin in the woods by the stream <br />and drinking clear water in your face. <br />I hear the early birds awakening the day <br />I rest in this scared place in the cool air <br /> <br />Then…and only then, I feel safe in my abode <br />Lessening the tugging of "Look at me" <br />I see you can't see beyond you…for once <br />Strive to see me stretched beneath the sky <br />Looking at the stars blinking hi <br />My question is: why, why, why <br />Nature without deceit or conceit gives cause <br />For me to sigh! <br /> <br /> <br />June 6,2010<br /><br />Almedia Knight Oliver<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/goodby-narcissus/
