The Last Goodbye
I plunged into the open air,
Felt a rush of blood within,
And spread my arms, so unaware
Of chills upon my skin.
I, now aboard this one-way flight,
Saw the moon and distant stars,
Discernible beyond the light
Of city lamps and cars.
I peered into each living space
To see beyond the hazy glass
And witness each new warm embrace
Before the great impasse.
But lonely faces filled my view,
Took from me my final hope,
And showed me that my hunch was true:
That we can’t see the scope
Of broken homes and true neglect,
Silent victims of abuse,
Unfit parents with no respect
For lives that they produce.
We cannot see just what we’ve done
So I lunged into the sky;
With no place to which I could run,
I said my last goodbye.
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