...

what does a goodbye mean?
when there is no love lost,

the stench of acrimony hangs heavy,
as a curtain,
failing to see what was once good,
once cherished.

what of those that never bid fare thee well?
with love lost,

the stench of acrimony still hangs heavy,
unable to let go,
unable to fathom,
happiness for you, them,

goodbye is a long word,
for a world so small,

we will,
meet again?,
across the curtain?,
or maybe not.

...

why?,
squeeze silence,
into meaning, (im)material,

silence has its own monument,
epitaphs,
of the dead.