Time has come again like it always does
The ache begins subtle steady just because
I count each step we're losing to the clock
A silent goodbye walks with us block by block
Knowing the last kiss will come
Like twilight bleeding into none
The final hug a faded sun
Pressed to my chest then it's gone just gone
And I wish I could stall the moon
Keep the hands from pulling noon
Stretch the moment hold it tight
But the train's already eating light
These farewells leave my heart raw undone
Crying out for just one more run
My eyes flow like a longing stream
My mind replays each half-lit dream
Saying goodbye - that's the part I never liked
It carves me open every time
Words get heavy when they might be last
Air feels thinner futures cast
You smile but it's fraying at the seam
And I nod pretending I still believe
What do you do with a love still warm
When the body's gone and the echo forms?
What do you do with an unfinished line
When the page turns and you're out of time?
These goodbyes never come out clean
They stain the quiet in between
My heart's still tethered to the shore
But your ship's not docking anymore
Saying goodbye - no it never feels right
Just a shadow where you stood in the light
The distance grows but I still write
To the space between to the sleepless nights
Saying goodbye - I whisper it slow
Like maybe just maybe you'll echo