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Goodbye letter

I tore up a goodbye letter for you

Haphazardly while on the phone


It wasn't a tear soaked letter

Filled with regret and passion


It was a gratitude goodbye letter

Filled with love and admiration

But I tore it up to release, let go

And I didn't even pay attention


So this poem is to inform you

I said goodbye to you already


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