I came to my homeland
to bury my grandfather
I came to my homeland
to be a balm for my mother

I was not prepared
to say my final farewell,
a last conversation
with my grandmother!

Pneumonia,
followed by brain cancer

In her weakened state,
I looked into her eyes
she looked back into mine
the unspoken being told;
shared by our eyes

I thanked her for adopting my dad
they gave him a future
by extension gave me a future
she looked me in the eye;
said I am living a good life
and she is proud of me

Thus we departed
her final words,
never again to see each other
never again in this life
will we be together

The hardest part
Of saying goodbye
to someone
Is saying goodbye
To the memories
Forgetting the memories
That made you
The happiest person
In the world

you don't know where you're going
neither do I
god knows that i love you
he knows that we tried
but when life gets this way
theres no way to deny
when all we do is hurt
and all we do is cry
theres nothing to go by
so I guess this is goodbye

I fear goodbyes
because what if they're the end
You'll go from my lover
Back to a simple friend
Oh how i hate to say it
To leave that word on my lips
Please stop me
Stop my words with a kiss
I beg you
Let this be deferred
Please wait a while
That is what's preferred
I wont say it
That word that haunts
Goodbye
I refuse to leave you
It's always been you and I
Please dont make me go
I promise ill behave
Dont say that word
And promise that youll stay

And once again ,he left
This time with a 'goodbye'

He said he won't come back
This time for the sake of the 'goodbye'

I have no surprises ,not at all
This time it was a profound 'goodbye'

The intensity was felt by the wind,
This time we bade our last 'goodbye'