Subtle Goodbyes Poem by RIC BASTASA

I've been practicing how to say
Goodbye

Words are hurting

So i try casual ones
Unannounced like an uncertain hour


A place not named yet

X x x

You put a paid bill or a



Red rose in bed
A well folded towel beside it

A taxi rushes you to the airport
Cellphone is turned off

At the departure area you
Write another poem

It is not sounding sad
It's anxious for the next stop

Planes keep arriving
And leaving