Goodbye - For Eaw

So She knew That declaration of love It took me by surprise We hadn’t spoken for decades The cut off when I didn’t reply Later the daily prayers she sent up I still did not know Then the bald picture It frightened me She asked how I liked it I replied in silence She sensed my shock and lied Its my new hair style I completely missed it She called to say Happy D died I was sad and cried a little We grew up together They were both my (girl)friends She asked me to send a donation Then sent pictures at the funeral She looked healthy with her white smile When we parted as teenagers That smile always stayed with me We used to be mischievous Playing in the rain all wet Everybody knew then she left And now two more pictures She had lost a lot of weight I barely recognized her A gold ring on her withered hand A grandchild on the other They were dressing for church Several months passed I called again in vain Finally the news came She was gone … She couldn’t wait for me I have been thinking of her Those days long long ago I would wait up to catch a glimpse Or perhaps to talk as she came by I remember her other leaving Like this one without goodbye She had shielded me again I just now caught on