What Remains?
What Remains?
estefaaano_writes
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Give me a minute.
Just one will do.
I say goodbye to the gossamer skies.
The city moves out of frame.
You remain.
Give me a minute.
Kiss me again.
Cloudy blue skies are gone now.
I would trade everything.
The pain stays.
Maybe it is time to forget.
Maybe it is time for blame.
No one is at fault.
We are just late.
I give you a minute.
You have peace.
I say farewell.
You do the same.
I am what remains.
Pray, grant me but a moment's pause,
A single minute shall suffice;
I bid adieu to heaven's gauze,
While urban vistas shift from view,
'Tis you alone who doth remain.
A moment more I do implore,
Bestow upon me one last kiss;
The azure skies, now veiled and dim,
I would relinquish all my name
To ease this most persistent pain.
Perhaps 'tis wisdom to forget,
To cast aspersions on your name,
Or fix the blame where it may fall;
Yet fault lies not with either soul,
We were but merely tardy in our aims.
I grant you now your minute's peace,
A farewell bid to what, I cannot tell;
I fancy you shall do the same,
And I, perchance, am what remains.
Omg, the brevity of this poem!!! Sobrang impactful.
ReplyDeleteThis is so reveting ❤️
"You remain" – that lingering presence is so powerful, even in its simplicity.
ReplyDeleteThe shift in language in the middle feels like a formal closing of a chapter.
ReplyDeleteThe silence in this poem is almost deafening.
ReplyDeleteSometimes goodbyes are just that simple, aren't they? A moment, a farewell, and then you're left picking up the pieces.
ReplyDeleteblunt
DeleteGoodbye. Farewell. Simple, but says it all.
DeleteA single minute to say goodbye to the gossamer skies?
ReplyDeleteIt sounds like a final, poignant farewell to something truly beautiful.
Hurtful
ReplyDeleteI think the power in the simplicity of this poem is just so breathtaking.
ReplyDeleteestefaaano_writes convey such deep emotion with precise and concise language.