I hate goodbye.

 

Goodbye dear friend sounds ever so sad,

When you think back on all of the times that we’ve had.

 

See you never, sounds awful, obscure and unpleasant,

I’m still here, I’m around, we’re still in the present.

 

Farewell, you may say that you bid me adieu,

But don’t cry me no tears, no, not even a few.

 

Cheerio, adios, sayonara, or just bye,

Well you might as well just hang me outside to dry.

 

It may even be a farewell you might say,

But if said in that tone I’ll just struggle to stay.

 

And if you cheer, clap or chant on my way out the door,

Then so long, auf Wiedersehen, I will linger no more.

 

But whatever you do, please don’t say goodbye,

For it carries too much sorrow and I just cannot lie.

 

Instead, ‘see you later’ has a far better ring,

For my leaving may be a more positive thing.

 

New starts, adventures, a brand new journey,

I’m not leaving your life on a stretcher or gurney.

 

See you soon sounds far better, less dull and severe,

I’ll be in touch, regardless of the direction I steer.

 

And even if that is not the case,

Say it anyway, even if you have to lie to my face.

 

Because I know life gets busy and that time is so dear,

But it’s the severance, the sadness and loss that I fear.

 

I’ll be okay, you know? Nomatter how far I fly,

This IS see you later and NEVER goodbye.