the art of saying goodbye

the impermanence of life

is what keeps us striving

to better ourselves

and our world.

there is no song

in the heart of an immortal

the world becomes

a backdrop to boredom

and nothing has meaning

i do not wish

to have a listless being

young skin

covering a corpse long dead.

aging is painful

but necessary.

and its important to embrace

the art of saying goodbye.