“goodBye!” — she cried
“goodBye!” — sakes alive
“goodBye!” — innocent joy
love
earnest pleasure
in the plain fact
The way “God” encapsulates
the entire universe
Why — just a little girl
and I thrilled
at the warbling that
entreatingly woke me
so many mornings
until, rushing to the window,
I blinked to find
a young girl held
upon a second story sill
the whole window retracted
her whole body dangling
waving her father goodbye
So did the months go
those mornings
punctuated by
heart-piercing hoorahs
in the shape of “Goodbye”
in the shape of a girl
I must see it again
I thought
and raced to the window
and started to see
some older woman there
peaking out and waving fondly
“goodBye!” still rang out
“goodBye!” rained joy
"goodBye!" the triumph of simple love
her father escorting her away