Leave-taking

 

How did it fall into ruin

He's the same as he ever was

This was her doing

People leaving just because

Life is a turnstile

But those arms don't let many in

They stay for a while

Then to his chagrin

They go

One by one they disappear like melting snow

She ended her kindness

Put it to bed

Kept it short and simple

Like the child that lives inside our head

No need to be gentle

Even though he often was

Still she left him just because

The silence has fallen

with no signs of breaking

After all those hellos it ends with leave-taking