Goodbye Poem by James Casey

I don't know what happened,
I thought we were meant to be.
But as time went on, it's obvious.
You've, forgotten all about me.

During my self imposed exile,
Did you wonder how I would get by
Our lives had touched, however briefly.
But now that you're gone, may I ask 'why'

There was a time when you were my heart.
I couldn't picture us separate, never mind apart.
The thought of us, just fading away.
Leaves an empty space, still here today

I know it sounds tired and common
Yet it so accurately sums up my dismay.
Alone at the end of this dreary day,
Except for the feelings my heart can't convey.

Shadows of you, I'll never, ever, betray.
Until I recast, the role you portrayed.
Memories of you bring a tear to my eye,
With a heavy heart I bid you goodbye.

Jim 1986