Goodbye and Hello

Goodbye to the echoes of yesterday's past, To the moments that slipped through my fingers so fast. To the laughter, the sorrow, the silence, the song, Each memory is a thread where my soul has belonged. Goodbye to the faces, both cherished and dear, To the eyes that have met mine through joy and through fear. To the stranger's unseen, who have passed on their way, With stories that will never be told, like the break of the day. Goodbye to the shadows that clung to my soul, To the burdens that anchored, to the wounds that took toll. To the nights that have carried my secrets so deep, And the mornings that woke me from beautiful sleep. Goodbye to the judgment, the gossip, the scorn, To the words that cut deep, to the hearts that were torn. Yet still, I am softer, not hardened by spite, For kindness is armor, a shield made of light. Goodbye to the heartache, the battles I've braved, To the tears I’ve surrendered, to the love I once gave. I’m unshackling my spirit, releasing the pain, Like the calm after storms, I'll grow whole once again. So, hello to the unknown, the bright and the vast, To whatever awaits when this moment has passed. Be it angels or Reaper, with hands reaching out, I’ll meet them with courage, my heart free of doubt. Hello to beginnings that stir in the end, To horizons that stretch and to paths that will bend. For every goodbye brings a hello in disguise, A sunrise that blooms where the sunset now lies. I’m closing this chapter, my soul takes its flight, With love in my heart, through the darkness, to light. In the stillness, I’ll whisper, with my final breath, Goodbye to this life, and hello… to what’s next.