Goodbyes

I hate goodbyes, too sad.

So, in order to avoid pain,
I reject the goodbye-ee first.
Don't think about it.
Don't remember.
Smart strategy, doncha think?

But, a strategy that doesn't seem to work nowadays.
Rats...
Hurts a little.
I'd prefer numb.

Can't say what the future holds,
but this goodbye is pretty solid.
I'm in the denial stage:
Don't think about it.
Experience tells me that won't last.

Pain ahead,
sadness, too.
Darn.

...Bye