I've got a goodbye
Just for you,
Never did think
It would end like this,
My hello was just
Like any other,
When all the rest
Thought why bother,
I came and I saw
The soul behind
Those eyes,
Waded deep
Within the lies,
Hoping I would find
Your truth raw,
Everything put to the test,
Everything put on the line,
Drying out in the sun,
***** laundry come clean,
But you had a loaded gun
Safety switch unlocked
I could see the gleam
In your eye as you cocked
The trigger ready and aimed,
Straight at my heart
Ready to put me to rest,
As much as I ducked
As much as I covered,
From the start I was fckd
I questioned why I bothered
In the first place,
To find what didn't leave a trace,
But I had nowhere to be
And I had all the time to see,
The face behind the mask,
The goal behind the task;
But all I've got left
Is my goodbye, hello's theft,
Place your memory
Under lock and key...
© okpoet