Kiss to Say Goodbye

One day, you will be that someone
I want to kiss goodbye.

Because you say what you mean to
And I say what I mean too,
It's only a matter of time.

As I try my best to keep you from my mind,
I realize it will be months, years, lifetimes
until your heart falls in rhythm with mine.

And you will always be my first, last, and only,
Kiss to say goodbye.

Yes, it is love!
No, it is not...
My naivety will mistake it for something more.

I love you
As a confidant, a reason to smile.

I love you like I would ever hope to love myself

And to save the best for last:
You haven't the slightest clue.

With eyes that look right through me,
Just one word from your lips
And I feel as if I never knew myself.

So I run like the scared rabbit I am.

Watch me stagger off into the distance
After empty words and promises.
Leaving you behind, hoping for the day I will never see you again.


One day, you'll be the someone I hope to kiss goodbye,
For the first, the last, and the only time.