You peer into my soul
You read behind my lines
You ask if I’ll miss you
Jokingly, I reply “No!”
And answer you with lies
A zillion happy times
Sorrow performs a ritual on my lips
As I hug you
For it’s time to say goodbye
Parting is such sweet sorrow
Isn’t that what William Shakespeare would say?
I pray it never comes!
I hope it never comes!
But I know I’ll have to say goodbye to you
So very soon... yet
Someday
Dedicated to my best friend, Joel
Copyright © by Patrease David
