everyone leaves eventually
whether by death or by choice
they leave
and I am left nursing my broken heart
trying to hard to peice it back together
and through my armour I hear myself saying things
"I'll be fine." "I love you." "I'll miss you."
and then they are gone
and I'm not talking anymore
and I am painfully aware I never said goodbye
I don't know how
it's in that basic skill set I was never taught to access
and I wish I knew
because they know I didn't say it
and I may never talk to them again
but I miss them terribly
and I will never get the chance to tell them again
I miss them
I love them
and all I can do is wish
wish that I knew how to say goodbye