Wednesday, December 5, 2012

Goodbye To You



Goodbye to you. 

Goodbye, Dear Friend. Goodbye.

Goodbye love unknown. Goodbye potential happiness. Goodbye. Goodbye.

You teased my heart. You fooled my mind.

You carefully constructed a beautifully ornate oak bridge over the murky waters flowing between friendship and happily ever after. You took my hand against my will; you pulled me onto the bridge…and then you left me standing there, my hand extended, clutching mist.

When I looked a little closer, the bridge I once thought so fairytale-like was actually built out of Popsicle sticks. It was fragile and breaking. As it cracked and split, I looked at the dark waters. In them I saw a rapidly flowing river of jumbled, lost letters—the “L” desperately sought the “O, V and E,” but drowned beneath the “I and E.”

I felt the fool, but True Friend says the only fool is you for not seeing what stood before you. Whoever belongs beneath the dunce cap is of little importance. What’s important is how easily you threw a real friend to the sharks with no lifeboat, no way to escape.

Like so many times before, you failed to realize how strong I actually am. I can befriend the sharks…or I can beat the sharks. My choice. You didn’t really think I could swim with them, did you? Perhaps you would’ve saved me at the last moment, just so you could be some poor girl’s superhero. Well, you grossly underestimated the toughness of my heart, of my soul, just as I misjudged your true character. Sharks can’t get near me, darlin’.

So, stay. Stay on the almost happily ever after side of the river, and I’ll stay with me.

Maybe love will finally befriend me. Maybe she will continue fighting me. Maybe one day someone will see me for me. Maybe not. But at least I’ll be with the three people who love me just as I am—me, myself, and I.

I’m finally ready to let go. I’m finally ready to say goodbye…goodbye to you.

16 comments:

  1. How beautifully sad your writing is and what a fine heart you have.

    Love,
    Janie

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    1. Thank you. It's so strange you should say that--these words poured from my heart so easily. It was one of the strangest writing moments I think I've ever had. Suppose that means this one was long overdue. Long, long overdue.

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  2. Beautifully written, my dear friend. Love will eventually find you, and it will be wonderful. :)

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    1. Thank you so much~

      ...and, Lord, I hope you're right about that. lol

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  3. Wonderfully written and unfortunately, very familiar to me. Stay strong my friend, life goes on and this just makes you stronger. *Hugs*

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    1. *HUGS* Thank you. It is amazing how strength subtly grows from what we think breaks us.

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  4. This is so different from anything I've read from you before but it's beautiful and sad. I'm continually impressed by your character of soul.

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    1. Aww, thank you, Jay, so much. <3 I was nervous about posting it until I realized that putting it up was a way to finalize everything, at least symbolically, if that makes any sense. lol

      *Hugs*

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    2. I get it completely, I figured that's why you posted it. You're welcome and hugs back :)

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  5. Here's to tomorrow and the next days after! xo

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  6. Always, always good things will come your way--you're just too darn sweet and nice to be blue. Lots of good vibes and hugs your way :)

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    1. Thank you so, so much. You don't know how much I needed that. ~Many hugs~

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  7. Well written and totally relatable...

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