When We Say Goodbye

We do not know When we say goodbye Because tomorrow Only belongs to God in the sky We do not know About the last glance About the last song Even if we are young and strong About the last dance About the deadly arrow Where it is pointed We simply don’t know Even though we are loved and anointed The last day comes like a flash The last breath like a dash Evanescing before our eyes To bring pain and sadness Life is a phenomenal mess God hears our cries The cries of our brothers and sisters God hears our prayers God sees our heartbreaking tears God sees how we damp and douse the pews When we walk away We do not know When we’ll pass away We do not know About tomorrow We do not know About the very last day We do not know When we say goodbye If another hello Will take place under this sky We simply don’t know About tomorrow. P.S. This poem is dedicated to all of us. We will miss our beloved sister Tania Marissa Joseph Maranhão. Copyright © April 27, 2022, Hébert Logerie, All rights reserved Hébert Logerie is the author of several books of poetry.