Hardest Goodbye – Delhi Poetry Slam

Hardest Goodbye

BY PUJITA GANOTRA 

It's scary, you know
To watch them go
We stand at the airport
With full packed bags and half our soul

Memories flood my mind
You know, the deadly kind
All the times we laughed
All the times we cried
When I felt scared in the dark
You held me through the night.

We've had our ups
We've had our downs
We 've shared hysterical laughters
We've shared frowns

We were always the talk of the town
We grew up together, you know
We've bled and we've grown
We've been pushed
We've been thrown
How else could we have grown?

We've been labelled a thousand times
We've listened to insults that might even rhyme
But we held our heads high
Not showing how much, we've cried.

I mean it's hard you know
I want you to grow
But I can't seem to let you go.
It's a strange feeling

I guess I'll be reeling
From your absence from our childhood house.
Where once lived two kids, a husband, and his spouse.

I guess I'll remember our favourite couch
My dad jokes and your typical nose scrunch
Our late-night conversations
Our afternoon brunch
Everything will stop
Here I will be, completely undone.

Now the pain gushes through my eyes
The bottled-up tears flow through my face.
My knees give out.
I resist the urge to shout
And say- "Come back, don't leave me here."

Instead, I give you a teary smile.
A promise to stand back here.
To stand on the sidelines and cheer.
I say -
"No matter where you go
No matter how much you grow.
I'll love you no matter what
I hope you remember me in your thoughts."


23 comments

  • Beautiful! ❤️

    Ekta Gambhir
  • Very well written 👏 Great job.

    Ravi A
  • Very well written Pujita! Keep it up.

    Vishal Grover
  • Such touching words. You are so talented and have gift from almighty keep on writing n shining. Fujita.

    Pooja Saigal
  • This touched my heart ❤️ 🥹
    Seriously this soo good 🌷✨️

    Akangsha Dutta
  • This touched my heart ❤️ 🥹
    Seriously this soo good 🌷✨️

    Akangsha Dutta
  • This touched my heart ❤️ 🥹
    Seriously this soo good 🌷✨️

    Akangsha Dutta
  • Great work

    Pragya
  • An amazing poem, leaving a great message behind.
    Keep it up Pujita👏

    Fiza Khathun
  • Marvellous! Great work, keep it up.

    Naveen Ahuja
  • Your words are pure magic🤩

    Lakshika Ahuja
  • Very well penned! Outburst of emotions. Great going, great growing, young poetess!

    Taruna Ahuja
  • So well expressed !!

    Yashsvi Rathore
  • Such a wondrous masterpiece!
    Incredible

    Divya
  • It is amazing and beautifully written!

    Sana Sachdeva
  • Superbly writing 💖

    Arnav
  • Outstanding poem…God Bless u…

    Rajendra Tuteja
  • WOWOW so good seriouslyyyy!!

    STUTI JAIN
  • Excellent poem👏👏keep going…keep growing..god bless u😊

    Meenakshi Tuteja
  • Beautiful poem👌👌god bless u…

    Sangeeta Tuteja
  • Absolutely amazing!!!!

    Akshdha
  • This is so well written!

    Sanah
  • Excellent message

    Manu Ganotra

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