jozef cain

To Say Goodbye

with her
goodbye is a fugitive
whose name
is written in tears
before the final kiss
is pressed into my lips

with her
goodbye is a fugitive
who's escape plan
i'm an accomplice to, of, for
after the deed is done
and the time has come
with her

goodbye's a fugitive
a petty thief
i don't waste time chasing after
or sleuthing in the mystery for, of, to

say goodbye

Jozef Cain is a Canadian poet and 1/2 of Saccharum along with S y I v i A K a I i n A. He writes from a dirty surrealist perspective, combining the mundanity and dark tones of dirty realism with the figurative tapestry of psychedelia.