For this journey will be full of them.
Learn to say them well, they matter just as much as hellos.
You will learn to say goodbye to loved ones,
Bedded down in pine and embraced by the earth.
You will learn to say goodbye for the night
After your lover drops you off at home.
You will learn to say goodbye as you wave to your parents
After they moved you to your new life.
You will learn to say goodbye when you come home
And learn that your pet was gently given over to sleep.
You will learn to say goodbye and then forget your social cues
As you two awkwardly walk in the same general direction.
You will learn to say goodbye as to save your life
From the poisons you might be holding dear.
You will learn to say goodbye to homes and harbors you've known
As you head out towards the unknown, alone or in good company.
You will learn to say goodbye to all your friends
Maybe for education, for choices, for changing of names.
You will learn to say goodbye to dreams, maybe not all,
As you grow older and hopefully dream a little bolder.
You will learn to say goodbye to petty quarrels
So bite the bullet, admit you were wrong, save yourself some pain.
You will learn to say goodbye when you're least aware
A bad day, quiet day, a day late; just be prepared.
You will learn to say goodbye in advance
As you prepare for the inevitable uprooting of life.
You will learn to say goodbye quietly or even not at all
Sometimes just slipping away silently is all you should do.
You will learn to say goodbye to pieces of your heart
Either violently broken and stolen or simply handed out.
You will learn to say goodbye to days given to the past
Childhood day dreams or darker things long gone now.
You will learn to say goodbye to simpler things
A favorite song, a favorite dish, things you might not miss.
You will learn to say goodbye to many families and homes
That have all adopted you as their own.
You will say goodbye to the safety that you thought you had
When your shields are torn down and thrown away.
You will learn to say goodbye to your childhood
As you hide away your toys like closeted time capsules
You will learn to say goodbye to all the bad days you've weathered
More are coming you know but don't let them linger on after they're done.
You will learn to say goodbye
And all will simply be.
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