So I hear

The same hollow ring again

And as the knife drops

To the ground, I know

There is nothing

That will repair

It’s gash in my faith

And I hope it’s a lie

But my sinking heart

Tells me it’s not

And I don’t have anything to say

I just smile with the same old lips

As I turn around and lock the door

Forever

Because a very broken part of me

Wants you to try, anyway

The petals I thought you cherished

Of a newfound, delicate love

Have shrivelled up

And died, by now — of indifference

Don’t come back

Because this doesn’t feel right anymore

So, goodbye

Someone who came knocking

Dashing into my life

Goodbye to your faithless smile

Goodbye to what I thought

Was destined to be ours

Goodbye to the mirage of luck

That is never quite mine

Goodbye, in every way

It’s all I have left

To give to you

Because the poison you leave

I absorb silently, Like an alchemist

But the gold will be mine alone

Though I made it for us

Goodbye.