Bittersweet goodbye

Bittersweet goodbye -

Half the grade is happy.

Half the grade is crying inconsolably.

There are tears and smiles

And hugs and laughs

And tissues and noses being blown

While the flowers bloom in the field

And we know there will be other days.

There's sunshine on the horizon,

New beginnings coming up.

We won't be there for some of them.

I will be for at least one.

Ours.

Bittersweet goodbye -

Not broken yet.

I won't be until tonight.

Bittersweet goodbye -

The clouds part,

But the sour taste

Of knowing I won't be there for you soon

Taints the edges.