Goodbye

Is there any word that conjures up more heartaches than goodbye? Friendships end and lovers part we often don't know why Some pass away and such a loss can cause my soul to groan While others simply venture off to distant parts unknown When circumstances force upon us separate paths to travel the miles in between us grow and common threads unravel Sometimes old faces cross my mind faded with the years What happened to these long-lost souls? I wonder through some tears How did they slip into my past? Why have they gone away? Such carelessness upon my soul! I wanted them to stay! But there are times when people choose their separate ways to go Life does not play favorites this much we all should know A tearful wave a back is turned and wounded hearts will try to grasp the painful reasoning behind the word 'goodbye'