Forgive Me for That Goodbye

(Published in the Uni Tarvur, University of Papua New Guinea, 2003)

Fed up with my destiny

And this place of no return

Think I’ll take another day

And slowly watch it burn.

It doesn’t really matter

How the time goes by

‘cause, I still remember you

And that goodbye.

We staggered through these empty streets,

Arm in arm.

That night had made a mess of me

But your confessions kept me warm

I just need to know if you

Still think of me and that goodbye.

When I see you now, I remember

Watching you walk away

In these days of no regrets

I’ll keep to myself

If I had let you down

Please, forgive me for that goodbye.