Curtis Johnson Poet Narrative

We Never Said Goodbye

Contest:  The Unseen Poetry
Prompt:  The thing that was never said
Sponsor:  Sotto Poet

She had to leave the country suddenly.
Niether she nor I chose for it to be this way.
There was this thing that was never said.
There is an aching inside the soul when there's
Someone to whom you never got to say goodbye.

I did not realize it at the time,
But in short order, I was certain that
The relationship was not meant to be.
Still, there was this thing that was never said.

Strangely enough, a similar occurrence happened
A second time.  There was a brife romance that
Did not continue for very different reasons. We
Were like a plane that never got airborne.  The
Love was intack, but the facts quietly spoke and
said, 'No'.  We parted company and chose not
To say goodbye.

Again, for different reasons, under different
circumstances, there was this thing that was
never said.  We never said, "Goodbye".

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Daniel Henry Rodgers September 17, 2026 at 8:45 AM Hello Curtis, as I read, I thought how deeply honest it is and how it carries a grounded, matter-of-fact wisdom about moving forward. Great work, Curtis. Blessings, Daniel Curtis Johnson September 17, 2026 at 12:30 PM Thank u Daniel. I am honored.