Soft Good-Bye

You’ve turned the tables

On your life

You’re going to live your dream

But I’m still stuck here

In this same old place

Still being what you’ve always been

So now the song of your life is changing

You’ve memorized each line

The fire of your dream is burning

Flaming, blazing bright

As you’re driving down the highway

Remember who you’ve left behind

As the tides are turning

And as you live out your life-long dream

Remember me, sitting here,

Writing my soft good-bye

Dedicated to my brother, Eric, may the rivers always carry you to your dreams, and the fires always burn deep inside your soul and make them come true.

A/N: Okay, so, I wrote this as we were driving my brother –who just graduated- to the camp where he’ll be a counselor at all summer, and, well, it’s about him, hence why it’s dedicated to him. I know, you’re probably like ‘wtf?!’ over it, cuz it’s about him leaving me for a camp? But lemme explain, I love my brother dearly, and he’s the person I go to for things in my family, and he and I have been through a lot together. We were both suicidal, we both cut, and we’ve really helped each other through a lot of things. And his dream’s to teach kids. And basically, when I said good-bye to him that day, I’m hardly ever gonna see him after that. He’s gone for the summer. Come home for like 1 day in two weeks, and then I don’t see him again after that until the 3-4 days that he’s home before he has to go to college. So, yeah, I’m gonna miss him. I feel like he’s leaving me completely behind so that he can go chase his dreams, which, I don’t mind, but I’m missing him terribly, and so, yeah. That’s the explanation. Please review and tell me what you think! Only constructive criticism is accepted. Als/Lor/Kat