These things always stare like a moment
Of grim denial
In the face of all the best efforts
Every second bruised by contusions
Of bitter sweet requite

Those flowers can never testify
Their last breath spent
As forlorn as their death has been
I have come to understand
What was once, we have only left

And as long as I've been holding on
As often as I've cried
I have now opened my eyes
Don't you always know
When it's time to say goodbye

So let the glass fall out of our hands
Break the waves of regret and foolishness
I'll walk this road from here on
With a vivid reprieve of forgiveness
For standing so long in the darkness

I'll give as good as I get
Better, even, for having known this death
And walk away from the mistakes
With something like an acumen of grace
Despite the belittling and lack of interest

And as long as I've been waiting here
As many times as I've compromised
I can just touch the serenity
Don't you always know
Regardless of the heart or the mind
Sometimes
When it's time to say goodbye