Never Say Goodbye

As the excitement of my graduation (a week ago today) slowly dissipates and other aspects of life sink in, I am missing the people at my school more and more. My heart is full and I struggle to find the words to say to express what I am feeling. On the one hand, I want to move forward and embrace this new stage of my life. On the other hand, I am clasping tightly to the past year - hoping that some of my friends will stay with me. This goes back to my previous post on change. I know that it is a hard, but necessary part of life. Yet at this moment, I am feeling the bitterness of farewells and goodbyes. As I was thinking about all this, quite unintentionally the tune to a familiar song started playing through my head; it is "Never Say Goodbye" by Hayley Westenra. This song is more applicable to two lovers parting, but I think it applies even to friends. So in light of what is going on in my heart and my head right now, I wanted to share the lyrics with you.

If I could take this moment forever Turn the pages of my mind To another place and time We would never say goodbye If I could find the words I would speak them Then I wouldn't be tongue-tied When I looked into your eyes We would never say goodbye If I could stop the moon ever rising Day would not become the night Wouldn't feel this cold inside And we'd never say goodbye I wish that our dreams were frozen Then our hearts would not be broken When we let each other go... If I could steal this moment forever Paint a picture-perfect smile So our story stayed alive We would never say goodbye