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The Heart That Remains


When one leaves

and one stays behind

if one heart remains,

is it really goodbye?

Spinning around

this revolving door,

forgotten by souls

who have been here before;

grasping at shadows,

straining at sighs ~

if my heart remains,

is it really goodbye?

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Rita L. Sev

I am a middle school ELA teacher in Philadelphia. I love words, and enjoy reading and writing poems on a variety of topics.

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