This poem describes the mixed feelings of saying goodbye to a very special girl who fired up the feelings of incredible passion. I had hardly had time to live out the dreams and fantasies around her. Then she left for another country, initially for 6 months, and I was heartbroken.

I had not intended going to say goodbye at the airport, as I had already held her and kissed her and given her a card written with all the happy-sad feelings. The morning of her departure I couldn't stand it any longer, fighting the urge to just see her again one last time. I told my boss I was going to see the doctor and headed straight for the airport.

This poem originally was published in Love Poems

Saying Goodbye
So soft
the brief touch of your lips
on my cheek.

Was I almost intruding?

"Look after yourself "
should have been
"I love you!"

Then the Jumbo flew over
my head
and I shouted my love
above the roar
and thundering thrust

. . . as if you'd hear.

Through the clouds in my eyes
I watched you fly away
and wished I'd been born with wings.
358 Visitor Comments (from the Voting form)
  • Nicole
    YOUR POEM IS BEATIFUL. I LIKE IT ALOT!
  • Linda
    BEAUTIFUL! You just described me. Thank you.
  • b
    an amazing poem. truly touching, deeply emotional. inspirational.
  • Darcie
    This poem really reminded me of my Opa (grandfather). it is really touching. i think i will print it off. laminate it and pin it to my Opa's grave next time I go and see him. Anthoney West. nice and touching poem you created. !
  • jeannie
    I loved it!
  • kay
    i wanted 2 cry.
  • Celestine
    Well, I was in the same situation. I went to Germany for 1 year and by saying goodbye to that one special person in my life, was the hardest thing I ever had to do in my life. Just by seeing his face made me realise that im really leaving but not forever. All that I could say to him was: "Look after yourself".
  • Half-Dead
    That is a good love poem it really tounched me in a way that any other love poem never tounched me but I'm kind of confused but that what poetry all about having your readers think. Good job.
  • Tara
    It reminds me of my love for someone dear to my heart
  • Renee
    I just loved this poem! I can really relate to it.
  • Vanessa
    I like the poam. It touch my heart,because something like that happend to me.
  • sarah
    that made me cry you are a fantastic writer keep it up thanks anthony
  • tabbi
    i loved the poem
  • breana
    I loved it, it has a way of touching base on a few losses that my family has had. I know this sounds korny. But that's okay.
  • Erica
    i like it. Its different.
  • taylor
    this is a reallii greatt poemm
  • JESSICA
    i love this poem and what it stands for - i could relate .
  • Heather
    i think it did it has all the right words and i want to be a poet when i grow up see i am only 11 but these kinds of peoms expire me
  • fadya
    this is a beautful pome
  • sara
    i liked this poem very much it really dose put the pictures in your head but most of all it says wat i need it too!(thanx) awsome job!
  • cali
    that poem made me cry
  • amberly
    this is a very tru poem. all the way. i just lost my boyfriend,,,2 some ugle named iris. and it goes 4 him. but i got my baby michael. (lopez) but keep up the good work.
  • Jessika
    i like your poem it was very touching and thoughtful and it touched me in a way i can not say
  • APRIL
    THIS POEM WAS WONDERFUL AND USED A GOOD CHOICE OF WORDS AND HAD A NICE SETUP
  • Jess
    I love this poem because it beauyful.
  • Renae
    This describes perfectly the way I felt about a friend. These same thoughts were running through my head that day and I couldn't write them down, this author has done an excellent job of that for me.
  • tiffany
    This poem was beautiful,how ever wrote it showed real talent,It was great.
  • ingrid
    irelly liked your poem.
  • KAKALE
    THIS POEM REALLY MADE AN MOVE ONTO MY HEART. IT IS ONE OF THE POEMS THAT WHEN READ YOU FIND YOURSELF ATTATCHED TO YOUR TRUE BEING. I REALLY LIKE IT
  • genesis
    I LOVE THIS POEM . PLEASE WRITE MORE.
  • Brittany
    It was the weirdest poem but it was fantastic at the same time. IT was the best.
  • Sierra
    This is a great poem for everyone to read.
  • Becca
    This is beautiful and heartwrenching at the same time. It's a lot like the situation I am now. Thanks for posting it here for the world to see.
  • Kristy
    short/precise powerful words
  • justine
    if you love somone you should let them know.
  • dave
    Heartrending!
  • brandie
    this poem is really good this person deserves a good pat on the back for this amazing poem.
  • alexis
    this poem was really good not as good as the robot but pretty darn close! smiles and happiness to all. alexis
  • Linda
    my favorite poem of all time
  • alana
    hey this poem is so sweet i just fell in love and i hope i could trun to it for advice when i get my heart broken
  • HEIDY
    I ALSO LOVE ILKE THIS ONE BECUSA IT WAS SO SED WHENE TOLL MY BEST FRIEND GOODBYE AND TILL THIS DAY I HAVE NOT SEEN HIM THANK YOU SO MUCH BYE
  • jon~ed
    This poem has true feeling. I enjoyjoy reading poems i can feel . thank you for sharing . jon~ed
  • maribel
    wooooooooooooooowwwwwwwwww dat it soooo ture! i love it
  • stephanie
    its lovely i had to watch the love of my life to so touching brill (",)
  • bethany
    i love it will you send me some omre of the poems
  • chelsea
    that was awsomeo i had never read anything like that ever in my life
  • Jesika
    this is so sweet
  • Diana
    It touched me, I too have fallen quickly for someone who had to leave, a fighter pilot actually. Thank you it is beautiful.
  • roshan
    I sobbed reading this poem. Refusing between two friends. The one I respect most, said Good Bye. (
  • mara
    this poem is sooooo sweet im taking a poetry class now and i love it now wow ur great!
  • Hollie
    good choice of words
  • Sara
    This poem touched me because recently i left my boyfriend of 12 months this poem reminded me of him.
  • Laryssa
    Wow. loved the poem, just wondering though did u get the idea from the book twilight? it just kinda reminded me of the story. Great job!
  • akasha
    i love this poem
  • david
    I had a girlfreind named lacey. lacey dumped me & I was sad. but now I found someone better in my life. I found a better girl that I am hoping that she will love me and cherish me.
  • angel11
    this poem was exactly what i was looking for thank you so much.
  • Suezie
    i think that you are a very sweet man. My brother and his girlfriend had been dating for almost a year now, they very love and care about each other, just today he told me that she was moving to another state. i know that it will be very hard for him because she was his first love. i hop that they will work thing out.
  • Yesenia
    this poem is very touching!
  • mbain sobze
    it is so touching
  • adrian
    i like this poem because the same thing happen to me
  • michele
    it was very toucjing to me, i had my own experiences and it was a very sad poem
  • steven
    I love the poems
  • LILY
    THIS POEM WAS GOOD I CAN REALTE TO IT BECAUSE IT HAPPENED TO ME.
  • Nicole
    This poem is great! It shows that ot everyone can find true love. It really touched my heart.
  • Emma
    lovely poem. sweet and simple, yet explains in depth how you feel. loved it :)
  • neva
    very go0od poem i can relate
  • brenda
    I liked it because it really said something and the person speaking was deeply thinking real thoughts. and that touched me!
  • Megan
    I thought the poem was good and it made me sad inside to think you went through that of losing someone and it was great
  • Elise
    I think this poem is touching. It makes me smile, even though it's sad. =) good job.
  • demond
    i like it
  • joshua
    i think it was a very nice poem
  • harry
    this poem is really good. i really like it.
  • KoketaBrowneyes
    I really liked this poem because it really captures the feeling of wanting something and not being able to go after it.
  • India
    I really enjoyed that poem it was very sweet kind and generous to me! Would you please send me a e-mail of every new poems that you guys have!
  • Mouna
    This is the first time i came on this web sight and the first poem i read and i know exctally how he feels for i have been though it myself I too have left my husband without knowing how to say goodbye and went to the airport to go back home while he awaits to come to my home town its been almost 6 months i haven't seen him and the day i left i didn't know how to say goodbye and until now when i hang the phone up i have no choice but to say. i really enjoyed reading your poem bcuz its like how i left my husband u rock keep it real!
  • kelsey
    my boyfriend just dumped me, so i can totally relate to this poem. this poem is truely amazing.
  • A'Tesia
    I like this poem because whoever wrote it was expressing real thoughts about someone
  • Ke-ke
    i really like this poem it reminds me of my ex-boyfriend anywayz whats good?
  • Traci
    that was a good poem. i really like it. i can feel what you sain . it is really touching. keep up the good work in writing poems.
  • stephanie
    if this poem was to be voted on from a scale 1 to 10 and 10 being the best it would be a 10 pointer. luv ya luv stephanie
  • Deepika
    nice one!
  • praju
    It shows true love of person. If sum1 really love any 1 can understand this poem. and i m 1 of it
  • angie
    i really like this on specialy because it is so butiful
  • gabriela
    of all the poems i have wrote and read this is the one that mostly touched my heart its a great poem
  • sophie
    i think you poem was lovely. The reason i read this poem in the first place because the love of my life is moving far away, and this poem made me see that i am not the only one who says goodbye. also when reading your poem it made me go all cold
  • JOCELYN
    i can reflect to this poem and know what ur going thru!
  • Kimberly
    It was alright it consider some points and it kind of touch my heart
  • Leticia
    I like the poem because it's showing that the person's love one had die or had just broken up with him and it took him a long time to forget about his love one.
  • Sherina
    I think is a good poem. I think there is more to it than just that kind of ending. But I give it a 100%.
  • Kasey
    Saying goodbye, It is very hard to say goodbye. I was not even one years when i had to say goodbye to my mother. In this world today there is many of my friends and love one in heaven which i had to say goodbye to. About 1 months ago i had to say goodbye to my Boyfriend. Very good poem. When i was looking at this poem i was thinking about saying goodbye to everyone who had.
  • Paulette
    Concise it was,sad though it was as if i having the experience
  • Tacarria
    That's good
  • Miranda
    the reason i like this poem is because i can relate with it
  • sumer
    i like this love poem
  • SHAYE
    I LOVE YOUR POEM.
  • prisca
    i really love this poem it touched me alot
  • Natasha
    This poem touched me so much, because I just broke up with my boyfriend.
  • christina
    i love tis poem it is so true
  • ashley
    i liked the poem it reminded me of me
  • ASHLEY
    IT INSPIRED ME TO LOVE SO I GIVE IT 2 THUMBS UP!
  • laura
    this poem really touched me
  • Quanxistavia
    This a very good poem.
  • margarita
    This is a beautiful poem, glad bless who erote it.
  • cheryl
    very nice
  • ashley
    this was an exellent poem.
  • shyla
    this peom has really inspired me about writing poems with my own personal feelings and thought that would help to express my feelings. i think this popem is great for expressing the love u have for someone, as i have been through the same expereince myself except it was me who was going abroad for 3 months.
  • Bridget
    It is a very touching and a great poem.
  • Frances
    This poem reminds me about my boyfriend and me. Cause it was hard for both of us to say good-bye to each other.
  • Sabrina
    I love it i wish i could write like that it was sweet and heart braking.
  • Amanda
    Hello I have been going through a lot right know in the love department. This poem helped me. So i thank u!1
  • trixie mae
    a touchy poem. i relly like it.
  • pamela
    all i have to say is wow. i like this poem alot
  • porsha
    this is a very good poem it makes me think about all the poeple that have left me or i left them
  • shanice
    I LOVE IT AND I WOULD GIVE TO THE ONE I LOVE!
  • Ashley
    this poem was a very cute keep up the good work.
  • renee
    i think it was really good because of the fact it is about unspoken words and i my self just found out that unspoken words are not easy to say
  • Tasha
    Just read your poem, and found it very touching. Its a lovely poem.
  • bReNdA
    good poem!
  • La'Asia
    That was a good poem. i can really relate to what it is talking about. it is so hard to say goodbye to someone that you loved!
  • ALEXANDRIA
    THIS POEM REALLY DID TOUCH ME CUZ SOMETIMES I WISH I HAD WINGS TO GO WITH THE ONE I LOVE!.
  • Candie
    Hey, i love the poem! it's so sad. there's a lot of emotion
  • danika
    i was really able to relate to the poem. it's always hard to say goodbye to someone so the feeling is always bitter-sweet.
  • jessica
    this is a very nice poem
  • Bethany
    i love this poem!
  • Jennifer
    I love this. but it should be posted under sad poems. I really liked it. It describes how I feel in a certain situation. Yoy just wanna blow and and scream I love but you don't because you don't know if you will be loved back and you don't want to hurt the ther person you love, who loves you alres=ady. I know. it's VERY frustrating. So. Did you ever tell her?
  • Katia
    me nd danny met on holiday nd thn i had to say bye to him on the mornin b4 he left i saw and heard his plane tooo nd just wish tht i had told him tht i lovee him x
  • smiliemaus
    I love this poem! Right now i just wish i would have wings, so i could follow my boyfriend who is leaving to go back to the us in 2 days. When we are gonna see again, who knows??!
  • sinead
    i liked this poem because when you read it you feel that amotion that the person was going through.
  • Kinene
    This was an extremely beautiful poem i love infact i have been through the same experience before and i know how u feel pliz make more beautiful poems.
  • tasha
    i really love this song it reminds me of meand my boyfriend because he's leaving on a plane in 6 days and i wish i could be with him. tasha xo
  • sarah
    i love this poem its exacly wat i think and feel :( love sarah *+*X0X0*+*
  • Babe
    Wow. this poem made me cry. it's very touching because it is true. and this happens to more people than it should.
  • amy
    i truly loved the poem because my fiance' left here in Georgia about a month ago and saying bye for now to your soulmate was so hard. i love the poem and i have already sent it to him. Thank you so much and GOD BLESS OUR TROOPS BRING THEM ALL HOME SOON! love ya, amy
  • wendy
    uh that's so cute !
  • alicia
    reminds me of when i said goodbye to my dad two years ago - ill never forget it
  • Deepa
    Its a beatiful poem.
  • kyle
    I loved your poem, had a lot of meening, loved the way you put the words together. keep it up kg
  • kae ann
    saying goodye to someone is not the end instead it is the ultimate challenge. this poem really touches one's heart. distance is not an excuse but a trial on a commitment
  • Ciara
    Gently and tenderly written whilst allowing the pain and frustration to be heard. I love the last line. xx
  • maderlisa
    you did a good job on this poem. i love it and so does my other friends. keep up the good job and please write more
  • melody
    this poem got deep into me
  • marie
    This one was good because talks about death sort of.
  • Avianny
    your poem is very good and it touched me in a very neat way for i can relate to it.
  • Michelle
    i like the end of this poem it was really beutiful.
  • Kerry-Anne
    i really like this poem it reminded me of a similar situation in my life that was rally hard!
  • AJ
    I can is saying. so i like it. It touched my heart. I almost cried
  • shinell
    touching i loved it i can picture it as i read it
  • Addiemae
    i love this poem. it reminds me of my ex and when he just left.
  • Alisha
    this peom really touched me i loove the way you but it together
  • Katie
    Saying goodbye to someone you love is a terribly awkward and difficlut experience, and the words never do seem to come out right. I love the line "Was I almost intruding?" because it definitely captures that awkward feeling. Good job!
  • nancy
    wow
  • georgina
    My bf is leaving for a world wide trip soon, and this poem describes exactyly how i feel-or will feel when he leaves xx
  • Annie
    that was cute, loved the last part
  • Cynthia
    this poem is beautiful
  • Ashley
    I LOVE THIS POEM A LOT
  • aimee
    it touched me because i just said good bye to my boy friend a few days ago he left for boot camp
  • jess
    this poem shares alot of my feelings at the moment, being in grade nine while a guy at my school is in grade twelve and graduating and flying to the other side of the country in a month I'm wondering if I will ever get the courage to say how I truly feel.
  • Brittany
    This is a great poem. So often I read poetry that is all about rhyming and I think sometimes people forget that poetry is not about what words sound good together- it's about expressing your inner most thoughts and feelings. I love when a writer uses poetry that doesn't rhyme. It just makes it so much more beautiful. You did a wonderful job. (If this really happened to you im verry sorry. I know what it's like to say something but want to say something else. Thr hardest thing to saywhen your in love "good bye")
  • De Andra
    this poem has the right words or at least i think. and it's so romantic.
  • Nikkisha
    I thought this poem was great. It reall gives insight on how a person feel when they have lost love. The poem was well written, and beautiful.
  • diana
    one of the hardest thing to do is to say goodbye to the person you love. but sometimes saying goodbye is not forever, its just goodbye.
  • monique
    This poem is the most touching poem. It decribed exactly how I felt the day my friend left. I was totally shattered. Your poem is great, keep it up! Love, monique xxxooo
  • raquel
    loved your poem wish you could email me and send me more poems with your magical words.
  • kim
    that is the best poem iv erd in ages it reminds me of jake
  • Priscilla
    I really like this poem alot!
  • marsha
    This poem reminds me of my ex boyfriend of three years,The things I wanted to say and didnt say still haunt me. If Id only tould him how I really felt, he would be married to me instead of her. Its been three years and I cant move on.
  • silly goose
    I'll take this poem on a plane - like flying with a companion!
  • dakota
    i loved this poem and i kinda noe how it feels to have someone to just kind of "fly away"
  • brittney
    awsome!
  • Noot
    I like your poem I have this feeling when I sent my boyfriend at the airport too. i could not explain.
  • jim bob
    i thort this was nice and gentle and very romantic i particuly liked the bit were it z "Through the clouds in my eyes I watched you fly away and wished I'd been born with wings" i thort this bit was very touching. my rating wud b 7/10
  • Jess
    I really liked the poem.
  • Mayra
    IT was very good and exiciting,I liked it , itwas a good poem
  • priya
    U'r work is superb . Must say that emotions carry power to make u'r silent lips speak. As the feel is touching u deserve the one u wished & even now wish to be with. Wish You A Bright And Deserving Future.
  • Heather
    i love this poem! i mean because that really describes to me because thats how i felt like when my recent bf broke up with me today! keep up the good work and i hope you make more poems as good as this one is!
  • robert
    it's hard not to be a critic because we all entertain certain expectations of poetry. But in a whole I say I like his style of writing
  • james
    i love this poem alot it a good poem,
  • shana
    This is a verry good poem. I relly liked it.
  • bayan
    so sensitive and it affected my feelings good work
  • kalei
    The poem touched me in so many ways and it has alot of relavence to my life. GREAT JOB ON THE POEM
  • crystal
    i love that one
  • Tasha
    Your poem is soo beautiful. I once been with a boy like that before. you must be a very nice and loving guy.
  • christy
    I LOVVED IT IT'S SO BEAUTIFUL
  • Serda
    This poem just touch my feelings because like the author I had to say goodbye to my boyfriend getting locked up for momnths sometimes its just hard to say goobye.
  • pooja
    wow!this poem is very good. in just a few lines,it expresses the depth of love. i simply loved it!
  • yahon
    this poem was really sweet and explains the feelings I have everytime my boyfriend and I say goodbye.
  • Nicole
    That was a beautiful poem. I was touched by its honesty. Well written
  • kelsey
    You rock great poem you should win!
  • kaycee
    i love this poem
  • samantha
    this poem really touched me it exspresses his fillings of saying bye to a loved one that he didnt even tell that he had loved them.
  • Baby
    Anthony, I just wanted to let you know that ur poem touched me and I know how u feel. I hope everything works out with you and I hope u get ur "special gurl" back in ur life. Love is a hard thing to express especially when the person is right in front of your face, they words can never come easy and knowing u'll miss them more when u know they arent there in the a. m. or ever again. It's hard knowing u can't pick up the phone just to hear there voice. Please keep ur faith and i'm sure she realize that ur the one that it's in her heart and she'll be back in ur arms. where she belongs. keep up the excellant work.
  • Ashley
    The poem was very good, as long as you understand the meaning of it! I loved it!
  • ashley
    i liked yur poem! luv me. ashley
  • Jo
    I like it: its evokes a lot of images and feelings, and a real sense of loss. I'd love to read more.
  • chan
    I can feel your love through your words. It's just the way people share their feelings,writing poems~Looking forwards your happy poem.
  • Virginia K
    This poem is from the heart and so well expresses the feelings we have when we are parting with loved ones!
  • Nombulelo
    I confidently vote for this poem. It touched me because it reminded of a time not long ago when I met the love of my life. Saying goodbye to each other made us realise how madly in love we were. Thank you for the poem. Keep writing!
  • yamilette
    this is nice i like it:)
  • Bradie
    This poem was exceptionally moving, creating a clenching tightness in the gut. The poem makes me want to lift you up into the sky in the hope of your being heard.
  • tangie
    verry touching
  • josh
    It was good and described how I felt at the time correctly. Thanks
  • Rachel
    Hey, that was a really touching poem i really enjoyed it i love poem i am a poet at heart but i keep them to myself they are kind of private. well eny way i loved it and i hope you had fun writting it
  • kimberly
    that was a great poem and i think it made ne cry wow
  • Shanika
    this poem is very touching i like it, and could relate.
  • lucy
    this poem was sooooooooo cute it reminded me of mah boy friend chris well i love him so much i just dont want to let him go but pretty soon he is going to have to leave so when i read this poem i thought of him
  • Katherine
    This poem is cool! it touchs u deep down in your heart!
  • Ally
    Beautiful. Somewhere some of us have been, but never had the words. When a poem evokes memories, bittersweet as they may be, it's beautiful writing.
  • Kate
    This was wonderful. It's nice to have somenoe in your life to love.
  • amanda
    This is a very good poem. It explains a lot.
  • Jessica
    This is GREAT!
  • Alyson
    This poem really try touched my heart. I had to move away from the one guy I truely love. All I could say to him was "talk to you later". I hope one of these days I will see him again and tell him exactly how I feel.
  • donella
    this is a very nice love poem and it was just what I needed for my love and me well, ex-love.
  • taryn
    its good and cute
  • kerlyn
    your th best
  • Ronny
    I love your poem my english teacher at summerour middle school in norcross,ga love them mrs. hammond & a 300 flock of kids herd your poem & it was beuty & natural love GOOD JOB & SUMMEROUR MIDDLE SCHOOL LOVES IT THANKS P. S THE TEAM 7B LOVES IT MAYBE YOU CAN VISIT THE SUMMEROUR MIDDLE SCOOL SHARKS & BLUE DEVILS!WOW!
  • kayla
    i like this poem very much it was nice and that is good i love to read poems
  • michelle
    This poem caught me right in the chest, nearest my heart. I know exactly the agony of saying something light and carefree when you want to hold someone to you and tell them how much they mean to you. This was one of the few poems I've read in my whole life that actually and truly captured a feeling, a feeling that cannot be confused with any other. To say that this poem was wonderful would be an understatment. It actually gripped my soul. I can't thank you enough for sharing it.
  • Sherin
    Simply wonderful! i can relate to this poem, i can relate my life so far to this poem!Well Done !=)
  • priscilla
    wow this is soooo true !
  • Perla
    it is so beutiful because it just remembers me of my friend that i love more than just a friend but that i cant be with him
  • Ria
    The reason i loved this poem so much is because it sounds like the relationship i had with my ex boyfriend who broke up with me a couple days ago.
  • Matthew
    You really know how to let it out. Keep it up and one day your true love will never leave you.
  • zach
    Never waste a moment that you could tell someone how you feel because you never know what comes next. WELL DONE!
  • nooorrrliiin
    i missed reggie terribly bec of this poem. the moment i read this, i immediately sent one to him in canada
  • nicole
    i especially feel it when you say look after your self should have been i love you. i have said that so many times when i should have said i love you. and know all i can do is wonder what would have been if i would have told the person how i really feel about them instead of hiding my feeelings not knowing if i will ever have the chance again to tell them how i really feel.
  • sonali
    This poem is really touch my heart. I like this poem.
  • sarah
    oh my god that was soooo good and sweet. hey get writing because you are good at it
  • brittany
    i love it i am going to cry
  • Danii
    . Words cant even explain on how good this peom is. its amazing.
  • Bruna
    God, this really touched me - I've been through THE SAME thing, same feeling. And it still haunts me, the memory of that day. BEAUTIFUL, this poem is.
  • alanna
    omg that poem reminded me of some 1 that moved a few days ago. That poem is very touching!
  • stacey
    i lov the poem i felt the entense structure (wow i used a big word but spelt it wrong) i would give this 11/10 if that possible
  • ashley
    this was amazing
  • jane
    very complicated!hmmm. i like this.
  • dakota
    i like it alot i know how you feel too please make some more as good as that one
  • Teresa
    This was a really cute poem!
  • DaDa
    I love this poem please write more
  • nichole
    i really like your poem it relates to what i am going through and i want to cry everytime i think of it but ur poem is great
  • Ciara
    this was good keep up the work i would like u all to keep it listed
  • rosie
    this poem is so tuching. its the sweetest thing ive ever heard. i give it 100% of my vote.
  • Derek
    I like this poem my Girl friend moved to washington about a week ago and shes always on my mind and this poem makes me think of her
  • Ashley
    that was very heart warming and caring as well
  • Mharestel
    This poem really touches my heart. It's so wonderful. I have this boyfriend and we never talk at all, he just doesn't call, and he made me feel worthless. For some reason I'm really trying to make our relationship work 'cause I'm in love with him. I wish I had wings so that I can be with him all the time even though he doesn't need me at all.
  • Nicole
    It deepy moved because of how he said he wish he was born with wings.
  • sylvia
    this poem reminds me of so many people that i've left behind so many people that i told them good-bye. i also love this poem because even though it's difficult to say goodbye but this poem give me power and strength to say goodbye.
  • rebeca
    this poem shows how much words mean to someone and how it can affect someone
  • Jennifer
    This was a great poem.
  • vineet
    Just the kind of poem which touches the heart because of its raw emotions. The sense of helplessness is well described.
  • Georgette
    wow, this poem was great. I had tears running down my face. it was beautiful.
  • evelyn
    This is a very true poem. I think that the arthur is a good person for writing this. It is a beuitful poem that toched my heart.
  • Hilary
    What a sensitive and thoughtful poem; loved it!
  • Katie
    This poems mean alot to me because my botfriend is going back to his country soon is this is everything that i would say very sweet though sad.
  • michelle
    this poem touched me and i 'm glad that it did and no other poem has ever touched me like this one did and im glad that at least one peom that i have ever read has finally touched me! Anthony West im happy for you the reason that this poem touched me was because i just had a friend pass away and i miss him greatly and this person died on my brothers birthday! thank you for reading my comment
  • christina
    ahh that was sooo sweet i loved it good poem
  • Jessica
    This is a very sweet poem. She is really missing u just the way ur feeling.
  • mayra
    it was very beatiful and very touching keep going
  • Gilbert
    Wow! Strong emotional content, with very deep feeling, feeling that can be felt by the reader in every line. Well written. This is beautiful
  • mark
    very very touching almost the same as me, just as i was getting to really know my girlfriend and starting to really fall in love with her she left the country for 6 months, inc over xmas and new year. I could not bear it so i leave thursday to go and be with her. Wish me luck.
  • Blanca
    It was really touching because I haven't been through the best life and this liitle girls words are sure to touch peoples hearts all around the world!
  • remus
    I really like the poem because it shows my true fellings about me and my Xgirlfriend
  • Nicholette
    I love this poem! Most guys are ashamed to admitt there feelings. Afraid that they would get a sissy fide rep. but not you thanks I really like that.
  • esther
    oh i love this poem so much contuie to write it,
  • JACOB
    one of the best poems
  • Dania
    It was good, you are poetically tallented!
  • kesha
    love it send more for me.
  • lampel joy
    Aside from the poem capturing my personal sentiments it is also written in a way I never thought possible.
  • Emilee
    I loved it. its speaks nothing but truth about how a break up would feel.
  • Jennifer
    I loved your poem thats exactly what I went trough a couple of days ago. Your poem is awesome and touching.
  • Linet
    this is a good poem coz me and my boyfriend George the love of my heart broke up becoz of a girl and he has never tried to make things work out has he had promised sad ins't it thanks and keep up Linet
  • Christy
    Awesome! I've never read a poem of the sort, and usually I don't like ones that don't rhyme; but this one is unique and beautiful!
  • Tabby
    this poem was awesome. it touched me and i loved it.
  • Milla
    When I read this poem I almost started to cry. My boyfriend will leave me in July. He will go back to southamerica,I´m Austrian. I don´t want to let him go, cause I love him so much. and I hope we´ll stay together,no matter how far we are apart. I want to have wings and fly after him. This poem really touched my heart. It´s wonderful!
  • nique
    Nice Poem. actually i think its for me cause sad to say tommorow my boyfriend will leave me. He is going to LONDON far away from me.
  • TINA
    it a beautiful poem keep up the great work
  • erica
    good poem
  • Erin
    This poem is beautiful. It really brings back many memories of my ex-husband, but now looking at it. I'm glad those wings never came to me.
  • Vicky
    I really liked your poem.
  • alesia
    It was a really good poem
  • joey
    THIS IS A BEAUTIFUL AND HANDSOME WORK OF THE AUTHOR
  • Whitney
    I liked the poem because me and my boyfriend broke up and basically we're not talking to each other, but anyway, I liked it. It was sad and I loved it.
  • Steffy
    This poem is so good, I wish that I wrote like this. You are such a talented writer, and I hope that you never stop!
  • katie
    this poem was amazing. i am going through a break up with my gf. and that poem is giving me the strength to move from her. she played me for a month straight and i am done with that. thank you
  • ashey
    it reminds me of me and me x boy friend
  • NOOR
    it really touched my heart. because i m abt to say goodbye to my very best friend. but i remain helpless. as i can't even see or talk to him. for the one last time.
  • Addie
    this poem grabed my heart. I also have plans of leaving for another country someday. this made me wonder if the man i am with would feel the same as you did. An excelent poem.
  • Javid
    Just,it is great and really it makes me weep!
  • jessica
    that is a very good poem because my boyfriend just left to go back to korea for the army and he got on the plan and i wished i could fly after him
  • nicole
    I really liked this poem because it describes what i'm going through right now so thank you and continue to write.
  • michelle
    i can relate
  • Nancy
    Beautiful. very beautiful.
  • Lizzie
    i loved this poem, i really understood it!
  • brittany
    I though it was really good it mad me wanna cry. cause my frist love broke my heart many of times. I will always love him even though its hard to say goodbye
  • Celeste
    Dear Anthony, I thought your poem was so great. It touched me in a way that i loved. I know exactly how you feel losing someone special like that. I too am into writing poetry. And i advise you to continue writing.
  • Tabbethie
    Your poem is so sweet. You can write love poems really well. If you wrote this poem for someone then that person is very lucky. Don't ever quit writing poems you are very talented. Your poem made me want to cry it was so sweet. You are proably a really sweet person since you wrote a wonderful poem like this. so I just want to thank you for writing this poem and letting the world read it!
  • Cynthia
    This poem is sad because it's like you are leting go of love for something else. It's sad because I know how you fill.
  • Janine
    I like it
  • Karen
    I loved it. words that were never said, that should have been said. I have been there.
  • CHUA
    Nice one. I once loved a guy very deeply. He left for switzerland exactly for 2years tomorrow. Your poem was how I felt exactly at the airport on that day. He and I will never be together but still,I hope one day,someday,you'll be united with the girl you so deeply love.
  • Toni
    What pain, I can only imagine. Anthony, if you are the one that helped me build my "Garden", please contact me when you can. I miss talking to you
  • moo
    something many of us can relate to
  • Jesse
    This poem showed emotion
  • kheer
    I really like this poem. I understand this poem because I'm miss someone in canada and my love and friend is in India. I hpoe she also miss me alot
  • Gabby
    This poem made me think about someone I once loved and how he left but for some reason I still have feelings for still.
  • Dayan
    This is so beautiful for its simplicity. It brought tears to my eyes. I hope you have reunited once again with this friend.
  • ervin
    this make me shout to my my long lost love how much i'm wating for another time to love her as if i. ve never been involved to someone.
  • Britt
    I thought the poem was beautiful. It had a lot of meaning and I can completely understand how the writer felt.
  • Renee
    I really enjoyed this poem. I can totally relate! It actually makes me feel alot better to know that someone else has had the same experience as me. Though the person that I really love hasn't moved so far for that long, it still has gotten me upset and this poem makes me feel a little better.
  • Billy
    terrific
  • trace
    this peom really touched and i could really relate to it
  • Krisy
    I think your poem was awesome it reminds me of this guy named michael who i liked so much who believed his lying friends over me
  • ashley
    this is a vey sweet poem. keep making more of them ok.
  • Sam
    I love this poem it is so touching i have read many other poems but this one is by far the best. As one of my aunty's has recently come back from england and that is very far away from where i live and i missed her very much it feels exactly like this poem.
  • Danny
    I can really relate to your poem. Not a plane but a car. Didn't shout. Instead I whispered with my eyes. There were no clouds, but still, that night, it rained. Thanks.
  • Emily
    this poem was really well written.it spoke to me on a personal level. i had my own heartbreak in the very same manor. thank you for putting it into words!
  • Jeremy
    Oh, my. I have never lost a love like this, but it touches my heart, if in a sad way.
  • LIZZIE
    I LIKE THIS POEM I REALLY UNDERSTAND IT AND I CAN REALLY RELATE!
  • Hannah
    Sometimes when we read another's poem it touches our lives too. My ex-boyfriend was in the military and he got on a jet and left 13,000 miles away. Seems to often that distance can break up the people that love each other the most. I wish I would of waiated and hung on. Thanks for the poem.
  • Nikki
    i really liked this poem it was very nicely written.
  • lisa
    today i said goodbye to my guy. i amd such a cynic and do not beleive in love but today i realised all these poems and writings on love are true..i said goodbye by saying "your ok, ill miss you and have fun next year" all the while wanting to say i love you..but the words didnt come out..i am now going to germany for a year..and when i get back he will have moved on..how come life is cruel..right when i have gained hope..he heart is torn apart..we departed with a kiss and a smile.and as i turned and walked away tears rolled donw my cheeks
  • Jennifer
    I really LOVED your poem because it reminded of the day I had to leave my boyfriend in Chicago. I liked him a lot but I learned to live without him but it hurts every time I think about him.
  • Heather
    This poem reminded me of when my boyfriend left for the army and I watched him leave.
  • Tashia
    I really enjoyed the poem. I can truly feel you. I have been in a similar situation.
  • Serena
    Such a sad poem!
  • DELILA
    I THINK THAT YOUR WORDS ARE SO REAL THEY'RE BEAUTIFUL.
  • REBECCA
    SAME HERE I HAD TO SAY GOODBYE TO MY BOYFRIEND AT AIRPORT TO AND THIS POEM REMIND ME OF HIM.WHEN I READ THIS POEM I STARTED CRYING BECAUSE IT MAKE ME THINK OF HIM.
  • RJustice
    This poem is such a cute poem. I know when my boyfriend had to leave for a few months I felt like I wanted to run after him too.
  • Donna
    Very nice and consise.
  • Ellie
    Through the clouds in my eyes I watched you fly away and wished I'd been born with wings is such an inspiring verse it touched my heart and I am sure you will be successful in your poetry.
  • Brenda
    great poem. i like this guy and everytime i try to tell him, i say something else. i know how you feel.
  • Jason
    I love it esp the part about Wings And yes i like the suggestion of good ending so if it ever happens to u mate . tell me about it :)
  • mahmut
    very beautiful poem and i think no one can say any word more while saying good bye. lots of thanx anthony . thx to your heart
  • eric
    very very touching, interesting, poem about your feelings!
  • Grace
    I LOVE IT!
  • angela
    I just love your poen and i think that i will send it to my best friend Neka who feels this way too thank you so much, now I have found the right poem to send to her =)
  • Lindsay
    Beautiful.very moving. Your expression of emotion is very deep, you can feel the love within the poem. Best of luck to you.
  • brigitte
    Hi It is really a wonderful poem that touches one's heart.,
  • Reduan
    What a BEAUTIFUL poem that I ever read.:)
  • aysha
    a feeling i felt when she left me
  • Angelica
    Increadible! I'm sure that if she read this poem she would be the one crying instead of me and she would come back just for you. I loved it!
  • Eden
    oh! Anthony, you poem was nothing short of brilliant. It struck a chord with me..it was honest, sincere and wholesome. Thankyou
  • john
    VERY TOUCHING
  • AMBER
    VERY GOOD
  • Nicole
    i really like this poem .
  • ally
    ITS SO CUTE OMG I COULD NEVER LEAVE MY BOYFRIEND FOR THAT LONG!!! but i do know how u feel!
  • Zunair
    wow! is all i can say!!!! emotions expressed in such a wonderful way....makes me feel life....just loved it maybe because it reminds me of someone.
  • Ranea
    "I wished I was born with wings" How wonderful a line. I love it.
  • Bessie
    I LIKED YOUR POEM I SENT IT TO A FRIEND AND HE LIKED IT TOO.
  • Tameka
    Beautiful!! This poem reminds me of all the times I have said goodbye to the love of my life at the airport (We live in different cities). Your poem captured every emotion!
  • Michael
    What else can be said? Only a few of us have tasted this kind of love. We are never the same and parts of us are taken away. How sad for the next person. They never quite get all of us. Michael
  • Angie
    Wow, its very beautiful and let me know when she returns and still in love for u.... keep on loving.... :-)
  • David
    I know exactly what you feel. I am going through the exact same thing now. I met this girl from Colombia and now she is going home........
  • Natasha
    In all my time as a fellow writer I sometimes find it hard to touch on things i feel strongly about. As i am one who had to let my fiance leave and fly half way around the world .alone. I understand without a doubt the depth of this verse. When you are that far from someone u love or know you have to let them go.nothing more would please you than to go with. I enjoyed this poem emensely.
  • Julynn
    Your poem took me there. I liked the ..as if you could hear. The short strong lines.. wish I had been born with wings.all very good! I liked it!
  • margie
    that was a wonderful poem!
  • dana
    I had experienced the same thing , but I was the girl who was living. we need to say as we feel in the moment or that moment is lost forever-and you just never know what would have happened. thank you for this poem -I really felt the pain as I read it.
  • bruce
    I've been in your shoes before, but the differences between me and you is that I didn't make the airport in time, so she left leaving me speechless, I returned to work and everyone at work thought that my mother had died. Keep those words goin ANT
  • Roseanne
    I really like this poem. This poem must really come from the heart. Keep up the good poems. They're the best.
  • Jenifer
    I loved this poem. It was so touching. I especially loved the last stanza. it was so sad. iut almost made me cry.

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