[Poem] "The Air of Goodbye"

"Goodbye"

To me, who only ever liked goodbyes

"See you later"

To you, who wished for a reunion, of all people

"See ya"

To you, with whom I became a little closer

"Well then"

Pretending to be the sun toward a stranger

Choosing my words carefully

Someone says that how you say it is what matters, but

Even if I change how I say it, you won't be swayed

Even if I exhaust my words, understanding remains distant

"Take care"

To someone who took care of me

"See you again someday"

When parting is painful

"Bye-bye!"

You were beautiful waving your hand

Even if you say goodbye with all your words

People cannot easily swallow it

If one could move on so easily

Someone spat out that they wouldn't be human

Then am I not human?

Was it really good to put it into words?

"......"

A silence that does not reach

Even though I had been wishing for it all along

The mistake of me leaving

Someone who would stop me

Stopping me for my own sake

"It seems the world doesn't revolve around convenience."

Thinking that it's fine even so

I accepted both the resignation and the pain

The final word

"But you know, I didn't really want to say it"

Someone's murmur was just air

Production: 2025 12/8
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AI used: ChatGPT