Goodbye

Tell me where the road ahead is gonna bend
And how to harness up the wind
And how to say goodbye

MICHAEL W SMITH,  AMY GRANT

Please tell me how to say goodbye. How to tell the friends that know you inside and out both but still love you like anything. How do you say goodbye?

How do you say good bye to the people that have seen you at your worst. When you were stressed over a test and just couldn't hold the tension in any longer. The people who see you get ridiculously giggly over nothing.

The people who know instantly that your day isn't going right and really care enough to want to fix it.

The people who share the strangest memories with you of things that would make others roll their eyes.

The people who love you anyway even though they know the good, the bad, and the ugly about you.

I’ve lived with these people day and night for several years. They know I can be a bit slow in the mornings and can get really giddy at night. They know I love dark chocolate and green salads. They know I don’t like heights as much as I don’t like talking in class.

Tell me how do you say good bye to the friends who have you cry, laugh, get silly, and on a rare occasion be normal?

Let me tell you something. You don't say goodbye. You say see you later. It's true you could possible never see a friend again on earth, but you will see them in heaven.


In 20 days I'm going to leave more friends than I ever have before and it’s going to hurt, but I will not say good bye. I will say see you later and look forward with hope to the day of no more separations.

College may be awesome, but I think the goodbye may be a little too excruciating. I’m glad though I can say good bye. Because if I didn’t have these amazing friendships there would be any sad goodbyes.