My Heart Cannot Say It's Goodbye...

I'm at home (Greenville) tonight. I'm here for the weekend, packing, and heading to Denver, CO for 2 weeks. I'm so excited. Yet, it's all bitter-sweet because it means that my summer is quickly coming to an end, which means that I'll be bidding farewell to Hot Springs in the near future.

I was saying goodbye to all my kiddies today, telling them to be good while I'm gone for a few weeks. They all started coming up and hugging me, and one precious little boy even cried. It was all I could do not to bust out crying with him. I thought to myself, what am I going to do when I leave Hot Springs for good.

I have plenty to blog about...experiences and lessons learned over the course of 2 months, but I'll save that for later. Tonight, all I have is this song to wrap up my emotions...

when pain turns to years
it goes away
a memory far gone
so bitter sweet
and sweet it is to taste recover
the loss of my friend

and why haunts this hunger
to love her
my ship set its sail
a long time ago
and my mind has said its farewell
and my lips have declared "it's time"
but my heart cannot say its goodbye

now it's only in my dreams
that i've been there
her eyes so in love
her kiss so real
now if only i could stay
and dream a while
if a dream lasts a lifetime

my ship's set its sail
but still at shore
my heart cannot say its goodbye

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