Say Goodbye

Say goodbye
before you go
at least say one half
of a goodbye
before you leave
only to look back
one last time
before you take leave
before you leave
before you jump
over this or that wall
before you run
say one last goodbye
before you go
say one half
of a goodbye
before you go
half a smile
half an optimistic
glare into the setting sun
a red horizon
a bloody future
of a forgotten present
that cannot let go
a past to forget
say one last goodbye
before you go
is not too much
a price to pay
say one last goodbye
before you leap
it is not too dear
a price to pay.