The possibility of hello

When you left

There was no warning

Because little children

Don’t yet know the ins and outs of grown up ways

Or comings and goings

And no one would have cared enough

To take the time to explain

And so one day

A huge hole was left

Which you used to fill

And I fell through the emptiness

For many years

Aching to fill it again

So that now

When things fall away

It can feel a lot like I am dying

Or being emptied out

With no warning

So if I say to you

Please be aware

Take care

For this heart

Is only now beginning to understand

What this burning is that starts to rage

Deep inside a body and soul

That accompanies you leaving without warning

There have been so many cuts

And so many goodbyes

That now I would like to know

If the possibility of hello again

Really does exist