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Ephemera

If This Is My Goodbye

I waved goodbye
To end the night
I didn't know you'd die

If it really were goodbye
I only wish I could hear you speak
I only wish I could hold your hand
I only wish it lasted longer than this poem-
And if this is my goodbye
It's been the longest of my life

If this is my goodbye
It's been the longest of my life