Say goodbye to the sound of your sisters footsteps when she's trying desperately not to wake you up at night.
Say goodbye to an extra 10 from mom because she wants you having fun with new friends because you haven't smiled for so long and maybe the drought can end with a flood.
Say goodbye to curfew and keeping out of the street light's trouble.
Say goodbye.
Say goodbye to the friendships that passed you when you were blinkering to change lanes.
Say goodbye to the autumn leaves because they won't last long and they should be treated like miracles in their terminal lives.
Say goodbye to the phone call that left you in a room where the door is too small and the key is on the table.
Say goodbye at the sunset because no one says much to him and eating lunch alone on a planet full of watching eyes has got to be hard.
A conversation should consist of more than Mary Poppins has under her magical umbrella.
When was the last time you danced on the treetops and let a bird kiss your french fries on the beach?
Did you Live this morning or did you simply wake up and brush your teeth?
Before you can find the right apology letter to intertwine with your goodbye this world will be on the back car of a train that left 3 hours ago. and you don't even know where it's going anymore because your ticket is for the bus and busy streets and brand new freshman like you are all boarding, grabbing thin rails,
and this is concrete.
and this is concrete.
Say goodbye to the caved in walls and the chocolate muffins that were never that good and the *please excuse that bell* because the bricks are stacking up and you can't avoid the decision any longer.
Say goodbye to the crayons and the checking your email once a year and having a savings account.
College is coming. and you're about to lose your last goodbye.
Amazing. I loved the descriptions and the little personal touches you added.
ReplyDeleteI really relate to this. I'm pretty much terrified of having to go to college everything changing because if everything is already hard, I have a feeling it'll just get harder... But your descriptions were beautiful and perfect.
ReplyDeleteAnd on a completely unrelated note, I like your new background :)
"Say goodbye to the autumn leaves because they won't last long and they should be treated like miracles..." Very poignant and touching.
ReplyDelete"Say goodbye to the autumn leaves because they won't last long and they should be treated like miracles in their terminal lives." This post gave me chills and I'm still trying to recover from it.
ReplyDelete"Say something more than goodbye to your father as you leave for school, because he's trying so hard to convince you it's okay to unlock your window for him." This hurts so much. A good hurt though. Because this is so good.
ReplyDeleteThis post scares the hell outta me. Thinking about growing up gives me anxiety.
ReplyDeleteoh and "Say goodbye at the sunset because no one says much to him and eating lunch alone on a planet full of watching eyes has got to be hard." B-E-A-UTIFUL.
So damn good. Enough said.
ReplyDeleteWow. Soo good.
ReplyDeleteDamn.
ReplyDeleteI'm speechless!
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