And He Says

 sharing a cigarette
watching the glow
of oncoming dawn
I lean on his shoulder

and he says
I have a journey to make
I have a decision to take
the road will be long

I hold on to his warmth
shivering in nonexistent cold
blood draining into my heart
it is coming

and he says
goodbye my love goodbye
I will be back soon
before you feel my absence

I turn away
as he drives away
he is on his journey
and I know its the end

in my heart
the hollow echoes of his words
rebound, he says
goodbye goodbye goodbye.