Tuesday, June 1, 2010

Goodbye

Goodbye. Life is full of this word. I've said it so many times before, but never with such finality. I may not see these same faces and places again. I can't accept finality. Oh, how I love an open end! The Possibility, the Chance, the Maybe lingering until it fades without my noticing. The long, subtle disappearance of hope--nothing too sudden, too noticeable. Easing out, bit by bit.

But life is sudden. These days, these days are fast and loud and certain. A count down. Specific dates and times when goodbye must be said. Finally. I can't even pretend that it's not real. It's very much my reality.