Good-bye
Good-bye
Good-bye…

How many more times
Must I say those two
Simple,
Sad,
Dreadful,
Words?

How many more times
Must I say those two
Heartbreaking,
Cheerless,
Mournful,
Words,
To the people
Who mean the most
To me?

I’ve said those two
Depressing,
Stressful,
Gloomy,
Words,
More times
Than I can count.

I don’t know
How many more times
I can say those two
Dismal,
Horrible,
Upsetting,
Words,
Before I fall apart
Into a million
Little,
Tiny,
Microscopic,
Pieces,
Left unfixable.
Impossible
To be put back together.

How many more times
Must I say those two
Tearful,
Heart-rending,
Wretched,
Words?

Good-bye
Good-bye
G­ood-bye…