ENVELOPED, I SAID GOODBYE (WORDS I NEVER SAID)

I let you go, I said goodbye.
I let you walk
out the door, love followed.
But you—
you slammed it shut,
let the cold envelop you,
left me in the warmth.

But you—
no, you, I let you go.
Love followed, out the door—
slammed it shut.
I said goodbye, in the warmth.
I let the cold envelop you.

But you were warm—
I let you go,
love followed you out.
The door slammed shut.
I said goodbye,
enveloped in the cold.

Enveloped in the cold,
I let you go.
I slammed the door shut.
You were warm, love followed you.
I should have never—
never—
said goodbye.