Last Goodbye (Meetings)

I just came back 

From saying goodbye 

To everything that was us 

And the things that were not 

The house feels dead without you

The artificial flowers in the hall

Seem to have wilted 

I feel old...so old

You will remain as old as the hills

That have been carved out naturally

You leave behind a fragrance of your own

You leave behind a crumpled dress 

From the last time we made love 

You have made my life a bag full of yesterdays

You have shown me the nature of sadness 

Amid the noise pollution of today

I will still live in this house 

I will still make coffee 

Eat a bagel

Walk the dog 

But I can't get used to living 

Without you by my side 

It's a lie when they say

You fall in love

You don't, you don't 

You rise like the sun

But even the sun sets, so it can rise 

But I guess I've flown too high

On the wings of something that can't be quantified

And like Icarus, it's time to fall

The Bilge Master