Today I said goodbye
To the last anchor to my childhood
It was her time to die
And I would be happy for her if I could
I wished her well as she lay so still
\'Sleep with the angels \'I whispered
To ease her passing if you will
And I would not have held her here
When I knew her spirit
Was yearning and without fear
But in her was the last of my mothers friends
And this wisp of connection
Was part of what I did not wish to end
I have said goodbye so often
Over recent years
I no longer know if I cry from grief
Or if the origin is more selfish for these tears
I know I must let go
And hold the memories close
But giving up these moments of sadness
Is like the last piece that I must let loose
I\'m tired now of saying goodbye
Instead I will take those I cherished in my heart
And carry on with living so that of my life
They can always be a part.