Goodbyes

By Sanjhee Gianchandani

What is to good in a goodbye?
It simply connotes a sad reminder
of life that passes by

 

Tears flow down your cheeks
when your loved ones leave your side
Physical separation makes the heart cringe
Distance doesn’t make it any fonder
But causes wounds to singe

 

Goodbyes call for re- adjustment of life,
re-orientation of thought, and re-organization
of perspectival narratives
Clarity is tossed in the interim,
Leaving only doubts and uncertainties to play havoc

 

It's harder also for the person who has left
as a familiar life is left behind
In gloomy days, only to memories one can rewind

 

Time doesn’t stand still
but the pain... it simply breaks and subtly kills

 

Sanjhee Gianchandani holds a Masters’ degree in English Literature from Lady Shri Ram College for Women. She is a CELTA certified ESL trainer and works as a content developer and an editor for Academic English textbooks.