Good-bye

Smile for me now

For tears are in vain

And, "I miss you"

Will be a memory

Of our parting

Lost in the corridors

Between now

                   And when I may return

 .

Wave to me now

For words are wasted

And, "I love you"

Is but a phrase

With no meaning

Lost in time

Between now

                    And when I may return

 .

Forget me now

For memories are excuses to hold on to

Something

Which is no more

                          Good-bye

 .

© December 8, 1984