Not Built For Goodbye
Not Built For Goodbye
I wonder if you somehow knew
When you heard my infant cry.
That I was somewhat different
and not built for goodbye.
As a child at play with friends
How I longed for them to stay.
But when they’re mother called them in
I just watched them walk away.
They say what doesn’t kill you
only makes you stronger.
I believed it kills you
it just takes a little longer.
It seems I would grow used to it
When there’s goodbyes I must bare.
No matter how hard I tried
God knows I’ve known my share.
When lovers left the tears would fall
Could it be it’s my mistake?
Each love when it reached its end.
Again my heart would break.
I knew one day the day would come
you’d spread your wings and fly.
And on that day I must be strong
But I’m not built for goodbye.
So mother, turn away from me
and maybe you won’t hear me cry.
The child once held inside your womb.
Not built to say goodbye.
Edwin C Hofert
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