Triny Xiang Poet Free verse

Goodbye to hello

Goodbye is a feast finished
The last morsel down the hatch
Improper to ask for seconds
No aperitif to this lonely hunger

For every goodbye must be a hello
Even if no one arrives home
Welcome your darkness, don't go
My mistrusted companion

I forgive your cloying reach
Can you recreate human touch?
Let me be the one to say goodbye
Just to feel my forlorn space

Selfishly you take all the oxygen
Leave the left with a hunger for air
There’s no comfort in goodbyes
Better to say hello to re-gen

Goodbye to time with loved ones
Hello my solitary depression
Revolution brings me back to light
Goodbyes are a global constancy

Even without hands that feed
Goodbyes consume me with it all
A constant depression never satisfied
A hunger feeding on memory

Say goodbye to hello for now
Say goodbye from dusk to dawn
Twighlight is the start of a new day
Depression coming to hello's light

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Ink Empress January 20, 2024 at 9:35 PM As much as i dont really like goodbyes, like youv said it feels like goodbyes have become a norm, and is the only constant thing nowadays. You havr a way with expressing in such a beautiful manner that flows with an authentic voice. I felt every word woven in this. Depression, something that is deeper and harder than one can explain: its never easy. Sending you light strong soul! Keep sharing always and inspiring us all

Silent One January 9, 2024 at 11:26 AM This poignant poem captures the bittersweet essence of farewells and the cyclic nature of life's emotional landscape. The metaphor of "Goodbye is a feast finished" cleverly portrays the departure as a consumable event, implying a completion that may not bring satisfaction. The contrast between the finality of farewell and the unfulfilled hunger for more establishes a sense of longing..