Don't Say Goodbye

It always seemed simple and normal
And that led me to take all for granted;
Your smiles and tight hugs alike
Now prove valuable more than ever.

I am sorry for the moments I looked away
From your intentional sways
And winks beckoning me to great bed times.
I am sorry for keeping off your clutch
Every morning when you snuggled closer.
For all those times I put you second
And sought love from work and obsessions:
Seeking counsel of men who seemed to know all.
Leaving you behind
And likening you to my trail of success
So much that I lost sight of you.

I miss what I had before;
And what I overlooked and ignored
Is now at the mercy of the world,
Open to better men,
Those who can see the small things I didn't,
And I know they are after you
And they rightfully deserve you,
But just hear me one more time
Don't say goodbye.

Goodbyes hurt, far more than the neglect I served,
Goodbyes break even the most guarded of hearts
And mine is no exception.
In fact, I am at the verge of a break down,
The me that your love put and held close
Now lies in pieces
Held together only by the calmness I fake at heart.
I am a broken man
And my very breathe depends on your yes.

Come back please dear,
This is the thick and thin in our vows,
No, this is not just an excuse, neither a lure
But a plea from a place that still burns with love,
The depths of my heart where you still reside,
Don't leave now my love,
I ask for no rent and the void asks for no other tenant.
Don't say goodbye.