Poem2021-02-28T08:31:17+00:00

WAVING GOODBYE

By: LISA MARIE REYNOLDS

I HAVE HELD MANY THINGS IN MY HANDS AND LOST THEM ALL,
I GUESS I JUST THOUGHT YOU'D NEVER LET ME FALL.
THE TIMES WE SPENT TOGETHER I WILL ALWAYS CHERISH,
BUT THE THOUGHT OF US GETTING BACK TOGETHER WILL HAVE TO PERISH,
FOR I HAVE FOUND A MAN TO LOVE ME THE WAY A WOMAN SHOULD BE.
ALL I CAN SAY IS THAT YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE TAKEN ME FOR GRANTED
WHEN YOU HAD ME.
I WILL NO LONGER SMELL THE SCENT OF YOUR COLOGNE IN THE AIR,
I HAVE MADE IT A POINT TO FORGET HOW I'D RUN MY FINGERS THROUGH
YOUR HAIR.
I WON'T EVER THINK OF HOW WE USE TO CALL EACH OTHER CUTE LITTLE NAMES,
CAUSE I DON'T REGRET BEING FREE FROM ALL THE MIND GAMES.
I WILL NEVER FORGET HOW YOU REALLY MEANT IT WHEN YOU SAID YOU
LOVED ME,
CAUSE I MEANT IT, TOO, BUT I GUESS YOU FAILED TO SEE.
I'LL ALWAYS TREMBLE WHEN I THINK OF YOUR LIPS TOUCHING MINE,
AND I REMEMBER THE WAY YOUR HANDS CARESSED UP AND DOWN MY SPINE.
I ALWAYS THOUGHT IF I LOST YOU I'D DIE,
BUT HERE I AM STANDING STRONG AS I WAVE GOODBYE.