Hello’s Pain

A beginning has to
end. When you leave
my friend, as you turn, I split
in half. I mask the pain

in a laugh. This heart is
broken. For every word said
a dozen not spoken. I fail over
and over. Some things for me

haven't closure. This I picked up
from mama -
Every life has some drama.
I'm walking through a stage

carrying my props. Weeping
in the backdrop as the players
pass. I stand to drain.
Goodbye’s pain.