Death Moving On Poem

Poem About Never Getting The Chance To Say Goodbye

I wrote this poem after a friend of mine attempted suicide. Thankfully, she lived, but I was still haunted by the "what if?" What if she had died? What if I never got to say goodbye? I know there are millions of people left without goodbyes, and I wanted to write a poem that could (hopefully) capture the "last goodbye" to a person who is already deceased (the "last goodbye" being a way to let go and try to move on).

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The Last Goodbye

Published by Family Friend Poems September 2016 with permission of the Author.

I wasn't ready
For that last goodbye.
There's so much more
I never got to say.
I miss you so much.
I hope you know
I'll remember you always.
I don't think I'll ever let go.
I never really said
A proper "farewell,"
So now I'll tell you
And hope you'll hear.
I'll miss you always,
And Goodbye.
See you on the other side.

ABOUT THE POET:

"I suppose it will all make sense when we grow up."

Hey all,
I'm a sixteen year old kid living on the gray side of Oregon. I don't consider myself to be a poet, writer, or artist; my poems are just my method of self expression. I rarely write with a focus on word choice, rhythm, rhyming, or style. I prefer to just let it all flow. In my...

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