Good-bye, I'm leaving you where you belong…
Only your reflection you see while
wandering through the forest in fear alone,
Can't see me soaking in my own spume
Now I leave you alone in your own
I'm saying goodbye to your flattering face:
Self -aggrandizement, warped self-worth, and
Other unknown things that's your base
In tears and a sadden heart
I'm leaving you in your own place
Good-bye to the love we've shared
I know it's my life alone I must face
I'm left by the riverbank nearby
the cabin in the woods by the stream
and drinking clear water in your face.
I hear the early birds awakening the day
I rest in this scared place in the cool air
Then…and only then, I feel safe in my abode
Lessening the tugging of "Look at me"
I see you can't see beyond you…for once
Strive to see me stretched beneath the sky
Looking at the stars blinking hi
My question is: why, why, why
Nature without deceit or conceit gives cause
For me to sigh!
June 6,2010
Almedia Knight Oliver
http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/goodby-narcissus/
