Saying Goodbye

how does one say goodbye
to a memory that was once so alive
it feels a part of today?
it's in my heart
so raw, so fresh
but today is not the same.

what does one say
when the other stops loving
and the world has began rotating,
leaving you at a stand still?
i wanted to stay
but he is gone.

how does one let go
when there is still so much love
but no one to give it to?
where does that love go?
cry if you must,
but hope is for the fools.

how do you say goodbye
to all those years- gone in an instant?
do you remember the pieces?
or look back just once more?