To Say Goodbye

If I had to say goodbye 
I wouldn't know what to say 

Would I embrace you 
Like we used to 
Or is the tension in the air pulling us away from that 

If I say goodbye would it leave behind everything 
As worlds slip from my lips 
Trying to hold on 
But they aren't quite strong enough yet 

And as I look at you 
We don't make eye contact 
As we both look past 
And before either of us says another word 
I turn around and walk the other way 

And after time has passed 
Maybe some things weren't better unsaid 

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meandpaul

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