Poem: Goodbye

Pulling this one from the archives. I wrote this poem when I was 13 and it is all the more relevant still today especially after losing Keith, my best friend, so suddenly on Saturday to a stroke. I miss you Keith, always will. I know you weren't all that sure about your faith in God, or at least in the Catholic church, but this is relevant anyway.

Goodbye

I see you hurting, I see you cry

I remember all the times we had together

And I hope you will cherish the memories forever

It was my time, I had to say goodbye.

I left so many behind when I had to die

I want you to know I love you all

You can talk to me still, easier than a phone call

It was my time, I had to say goodbye

I'm sorry for every single lie

I apologize to those I hurt

And to those I treated like dirt

It was my time, I had to say goodbye

You will always remember me and with grief sadly sigh

But please don't be burdened with times of sorrow

I wish you the happiest times, today and tomorrow

It was my time, I had to say goodbye

Now I am free, God taught me how to fly

A friendship shared, a joke, a laugh, a kiss

Yes, these things with all of my heart, I will miss

It was my time, I had to say goodbye

It was hard, when I left this world, to say goodbye

for everyone who loved me or talked to

But I want you to know that I love you

It was my time, I had to say goodbye

Now I am living beyond the sky

But please don't grieve for me

I'm with God now, he set me free

It was my time, I had to say goodbye

You're sadness is understandable, don't be shy

Please don't grieve for me for now I'm free

I am following the path God laid for me

It was my time, I had to say goodbye

(c) June 2000