Jeffree Skewes - Long Goodbye

Nothing of you existed

before that cherished first hello

repeated every time

now I think of you

gradually parting

everyday in code

this may be it! 

we all know where this leads

people get ready, there's a train

commedia dell'arte au revoir

years pass still it comes in

anyway who can resist saying finito

all those yesterdays ago

we knew between smiles

the intimacy between us

though each unique

this game's but theatre

three acts some costume changes

attention please to entrances and exits

a final stand

one last speech

make it last

somehow for now we are eternal

hello farewell bang it's quick

for some no chance to mark it

then again and after all

we come we play sing songs spill that wine

cry fart laugh wake maybe the wiser

draw out this dance

suffer perhaps

mingle in the lounge

what's the rush

it's ok yo drag those feet 

looks like free jazz los tangos

walking and... falling

shuffle's a lifelong art

lay down come go false alarms 

perhaps practice makes perfect

when there's time

bonjour mon cheri

it's been a long good bye

image Red Rez - oil paint, canvas / rice / paper / silk / gold fabric / medallion  / tassle - JMS 2018