I said goodbye

I said goodbye to old keys,

faded welcome mats, too-

chipped porcelain, torn feelings,

and fragmented dreams.

I said goodbye to past things

that were no longer true;

bad connections,

warped reflections,

and high expectations

I couldn't hold to.

I said goodbye to old pain,

bitter tears and dull varnish;

so long wishes that waned,

or got covered with tarnish.

I said goodbye to old keys

that open doors obsolete-

'bye to staying too long

when it's better to leave.

And goodbye to the Land of Fabricated Ideals;

goodbye make-believe.

Hello what-is-real.

Goodbye over-thinking,

hello let-it-be.

I said, Hello cloudless mind,

rolling hills,

and new scenes.

~Susan Frybort