Poetry
Everyday Goodbyes
Illustration by Kamilla Serikbay
Whoever I kiss,
Whenever I bleed,
Teach me that comfort is not my answer.
Wherever I go,
However I breathe,
Show me that liberty lies in expansion.
As I slip
Through the cities
Through the chaos,
Through the trains,
I ease
Into the unknown,
Into the nothing,
That follows a dream.
The days repeat,
And nights come quickly.
I focus on the present,
And I reminisce the past.
For more lessons to be taught,
For less of my pain to be left —
I plead for today to stay,
Letting go of my yesterday.