The Last Goodbye

By Syed Mohammad Ismail Quli

With tears in my eyes and a heavy heart,

I say goodbye to you as we depart,

The final time we'll be together,

The last chapter of a love we once treasured.

The memories we shared still remain,

But they're now laced with sadness and pain,

As I try to hold back the tears in vain,

Knowing our love was never meant to sustain.

Oh, how I wish we could turn back the clock,

And fix the love that was once a rock,

But now it's just a memory to unlock,

As we say goodbye forever and take stock.

The weight of the goodbye feels so heavy,

The finality of it all feels so deadly,

As I try to come to terms with the levy,

That our love was never meant to be steady.

So here I am, with a heart that's broken,

Trying to make sense of love that's unspoken,

As the reality of our love becomes a token,

Of a love that's now forever awoken.

But even though our love is now no more,

The memory of it I'll always adore,

And the sadness of saying goodbye once more,

Is a reminder of the love we had in store.

So as I bid farewell to you, my love,

I take solace in the memories thereof,

And hope that we'll both find peace above,

As we say goodbye, the final act of our love.

By Syed Mohammad Ismail Quli