Famous Goodbye Poems to Share with your Friends and Loved Ones
Famous Goodbye Poems: At times you say goodbye to celebrate happy events, such as a coworker’s retirement. You can also say goodbyes in sadness, such as saying goodbye to someone who has passed away. There are such poems in this famous collection.
Read the following goodbye poems about saying goodbye to the ones who were special in your life.
- Goodbye
- Goodbye (Outline)
- Goodbye Forever
- Goodbye Lullaby
- Goodbye dictatorships
- Goodbye
- Goodbye
- 7 Reasons Goodbye is an Oxymoron
- Goodbye Summer
- Goodbye false ally
- For When I Go (Goodbye Prague)
- Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye
1. Goodbye
I stood at her bedside quietly.
She looked peaceful.
She looked happy.
I held my siblings’ shoulder as they cried.
I knew it would be hard for them.
I would be there for them.
It was just twenty minutes ago.
I had looked over, her oxygen tube was no longer moving.
Not in the rhythmic way it does when she breathes.
It was still, still as stone.
I swallowed thickly before speaking aloud.
My mom was quick to get up to make sure.
I hesitated before following her over.I now waited for my little sister to take a breath.
Her sobs racked her body and I rubbed her shoulder.
They’d never lost someone before.
It wouldn’t be goodbye forever,
but for a while.They both said goodbye with sobs.
I stayed there quietly.
She looked tranquil.
No pain.
No worry.I was the only child to attend the viewing.
She looked cold this time.
Pale, a little blue.
And yet still so beautiful.
She was only in a cardboard box.
I’d wished we brought nail polish.
I believe my my mom said goodbye there.
I stayed quiet.
I never said goodbye.I wish I would have just said goodbye.
I wish she would’ve taken more pictures.
I wish I knew more about her.
I wish she never got cancer.
I wish I would have just said goodbye.
I wish she never smoked.
I wish the cancer never metastasized.
I wish she was here.
I wish I would have just said goodbye.
I wish I didn’t have to take care of her with my mom at 15.
I wish she never became weak.
I wish she stayed healthy.
I wish I would have just said goodbye.
I wish I would have cried.
I wish I would have felt.
I wish I would have just said goodbye.Goodbye grandma.
I love you.
But it isn’t goodbye forever…..
Right?
By Alexis Kicielinski
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2. Goodbye (Outline)
You might not remember my goodbye, but there were white walls. Around 9pm, a handful of other people, and the beating of a silent angel’s wing.
You might not know this, but that wasn’t a goodbye. It was too rushed, too ******, not enough space for letters to form, full of run-ons, no commas, no semi-colons, very messy, no— that was the goodbye in my head, but what I actually managed to whisper was full of commas, full of semi-colons, had too much pauses. But no stops. No periods. My goodbye was unfinished.
It went something like,
“I love you… I won’t let anything happen to the place you love most…. I will write about you, about your family; I won’t let them forget about—”
See? My goodbye was an outline. With Roman numeral number one being “I love you…” so,
I. I love you
A. I love you; what more is there to say?
B. Here it is: I love you
C. And I will continue to love you1. long after my tongue forgets how to say your name because I know I won’t be saying it out loud anymore
2. long after your bed exhales the engraving of your body on its sheets and I forget what sleeping beside you feels like
3. long after the sound of sirens and wars and famines and earthquakes try to push the sound of your radio out of my mind (I will miss that radio)
II. I won’t let anything happen to the place you love most
A. where is the place you love most?
1. I hope the place you love most is within reach and not somewhere I can’t go to
2. or maybe it’s the place you call home, or maybe it’s who you call home
3. I hope the place you love most is somewhere where I’m next to you
B. I hope I can keep this promise
III. I will write about you
A. how you
1. once ate tortang talong everyday for two years — simply because you loved it2. keep everything — that eleven year old bar of Safeguard you once showed me, the children’s picture book Bible you’ve had since you were nine, and my letters you never replied to… I remember always writing apologies for snapping at you, now I’m writing eulogies and I don’t know how to stop
B. how you love
1. not with your words — maybe words tired you because people don’t always remember words exactly as they were, but they do remember the way they were looked at, and when you’d look at me like that, I was suddenly fine with the way you kept your I love yous to yourself; they spill from your eyes anyway
2. with your hands — you liked to fix my messes: from algebra equations to broken picture frames; you liked to answer my questions: where is north? who were the other men on the moon? what did you say when you had to say goodbye? I never asked you that last question, but maybe I should have so that I would have been more prepared for this moment and not would not have to have said goodbye to you in the form of an outline
C. about your family
1. I will start writing about them once I’ve figured out how to stop writing about you
2. so I guess I might never be able to write about them
IV. I won’t let them forget about
And here ends my goodbye because I decided that I would be undecided about what I won’t let people forget. Let me remind them freely, without a guide to follow, just things about you I only realize later on actually meant something. And now I realize that that goodbye holds a lot of promises, and I need to tell you honestly… these days… I don’t write about you and I don’t think about you and I don’t see you everywhere anymore. And sometimes I don’t miss you. And I don’t know if that is a sign that I have healed, or if I’ve just simply chosen to ignore the symptoms of something much worse. But these days I swear I’ve been trying. Trying to let you in my dreams again. Trying to write more fragments and phrases and outlines and fulfilled promises. Trying to let you make your way into my words again, until my goodbye becomes a see you later. Until I someday write you back.
I’ve always regretted not writing about my grandmother more. So here’s me trying to write about her again.
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3. Goodbye Forever
‘Goodbye forever.’
Like a poison dart
Her beautiful words,
Deeply pierced my heart.‘Goodbye forever.’
Like a leaping sword,
Left me with a scar
Of my own accord.‘Goodbye forever.’
Such a poet’s write,
That it makes me smile
Yet fills me with fright.‘Goodbye forever.’
Her words made it seem
Like my life’s not real,
It was all a dream.‘Goodbye forever.’
The words come to spill,
My life out of trance,
And threatens to ****.‘Goodbye forever.’
Like the silent sky
Disturbs me to core,
Without knowing why.‘Goodbye forever.’
Like a maelstrom dread,
Would wash me in blue,
And leave me in red.‘Goodbye forever.’
As hope flies away.
That my life will ne’er–
See another day.‘Goodbye forever.’
I took to the grave.
Her beautiful words,
I can not be saved!
4. Goodbye Lullaby
I broke free of all the chains
Finally shook off all the pain
I don’t have to take anymore
Stumbling through the dark in search of the doorThe moon cast its glow over me
And finally I could breathe
I lay down on the cold hard earth
Wondering what it all was forSomething inside of me finally cracked
And what it was it ain’t comin’ back
All the parts that were sealed up tight
Out of mind and out of sightAnd as the wind tears through me
My hearts blowin’ up like a cherry tree
Blossoms burst and fall to the ground
My tears they make no soundI’ve been wandering for many years
Doing what it takes to satiate my fears
Searching for a treasure though no treasure was found
Until I found myself buried in the groundUp to my neck was the hole I dug
Like the earth was giving me a hug
As the moon washes over me
It was like I could finally seeAs the clouds passed over head
Figured I was better off dead
Than rotting in some broken dream
it’s enough to make a grown man screamWhere did I finally go wrong
I could’ve swore that I was strong
But that burden held over my head
Demon inside was constantly fedAnd here I am, laying in the ground
No more dreams, no more sounds
I’ve traded it all in for a peaceful goodbye
Ive never felt more alive insideI’ve been wandering for many years
Doing what it takes to satiate my fears
Searching for a treasure though no treasure was found
Until I found myself buried in the groundGoodbye love
Goodbye hate
Goodbye time
Goodbye too late
Goodbye crutch
And goodbye me
Don’t worry I am finally freeGoodbye love
Goodbye hate
Goodbye time
Goodbye too late
Goodbye crutch
And goodbye me
Don’t worry I am finally freeBy Sean Devlin
5. Goodbye Dictatorships
Goodbye dictatorships, you’re no good for anyone now, no more hitlers, no more chairman maos.
Goodbye dictatorships, no more killing, no more ruining lives, no more wars, no more fights.
Goodbye dictatorships, we don’t want you anymore, you make people racist, you make people poor.
Goodbye dictatorships, you’re time has passed, no more censorship, no more heads of states stealing all the cash.
Goodbye dictatorships, it is time for you to go, no more feeding propoganda, no more controlling what people know.
Goodbye dictatorships, and let freedom rule. Goodbye dictatorships, we don’t want you. Goodbye dictatorships, let people break their chains, Goodbye dictatorships, and let anarchy reign!
Goodbye dictatorships, let people break their chains, Goodbye dictatorships, and let anarchy reign!
By Josh Pain
6. Goodbye
How sad it is to know that “Goodbye”
slips from my lips easier than any other
word in the dictionary.How terrible it is to know that
a seven letter word,
etched with pain,
can slip so effortlessly through
raspberry colored lips.They’ll ask me how I’m doing.
I’ll say “I’m surviving”.
But, they won’t understand that
“Goodbye” is carved into my
bones like the initials of lovers
on tree barks.They will not understand
that the reason “Goodbye”
slips so easily from my lips
is because of a tainted childhood
that I’ve tried so hard to forget.Maybe, just maybe, if I say it enough
it will lose all of its meaning.
Goodbye.
Goodbye.
Goodbye.
Goodbye.
No.Every goodbye pulls air out of my lungs
and forces a fist into my stomach.
Fire ignites in my chest and the bags
under my eyes darken.
It takes the color out of my face as if it was
never there.While he sleeps perfectly still across town,
I will toss and turn.
Nightmares for every dream, darker bags
for every night I lay awake thinking
about the last “goodbye” to escape my
cracked lips.
Goodbye.
Goodbye.
Goodbye.
Goodbye.
He is gone.By Kori Davis
7. Goodbye
‘Love me today, don’t leave me tomorrow’
That’s what I should have made more clear
and that’s exactly what you did
one day you’re in love, the next you’re no longer here
Here isn’t where I want you though
Not anymoreSitting outside writing this at the busstop
Don’t know what I keep writing about you forIf I knew the last time I was in your arms was gonna be the last time
I would have said goodbye, goodbye
I would have saved you the trouble
Of having to break my heart the next time, the next time
I would’ve been more persistent and asked what was on your mind
then maybe I would’ve known
that two days later you planned to go
then before you could make me cry
I would have said goodbye, goodbyeBut if I knew that it was gonna be the last time
I would have hoped for time to go slower, that’s right
I would have savored every moment
Praying we’d never make it to daylight
But it was the last time
And I never saw it comingSitting outside writing this at the busstop
Don’t know what I keep writing about you forIf I knew the last time I was in your arms was gonna be the last time
I would have said goodbye, goodbye
I would have saved you the trouble
Of having to break my heart the next time, the next time
I would’ve been more persistent and asked what was on your mind
then maybe I would’ve known
that two days later you planned to go
then before you could make me cry
I would have said goodbye, goodbyeI should have listened to my heart
You’re a twisted lover
I should have listened to my heart
She warned me that if I fell for you, I’d never recover
Don’t know what I’m still writing about you for
Maybe it’s because I’m trying to make myself believe
That the part of you I still miss
Is just the person who you lead me to think you’d beIf I knew the last time I was in your arms was gonna be the last time
I would have said goodbye, goodbye
I would have saved you the trouble
Of having to break my heart the next time, the next time
I would’ve been more persistent and asked what was on your mind
then maybe I would’ve known
that two days later you planned to go
then before you could make me cry
I would have said goodbye, goodbye
So goodbye, goodbye.
8. 7 Reasons Goodbye is an Oxymoron
To finish anything in entirety requires a full circle- and goodbye is a picky eater. Good is the pieces of pie fully enjoyed already- don’t forget the fingertips good. The ones licked crisp and clean from the plasticware every time. While bye remains the uneaten slices spoiling silence in the kitchen. Crumbs too stubborn to move along, to move anywhere at all. Notice these slices never once greeted each other on a dinner plate- and there is no place for distance during dessert.
2. Goodbye is invisible ink scribbled too quickly for certainty. Proper sendoffs deserve the type of visibility that billboards form. So if you have the audacity to send seven letters my way disguised as our final embrace- I will unwrap your formality, like 5am Christmas morning, and pretend I’m on the naughty list. Hidden messages lack a sense of transparency that leaves only second guessing and farewells should need no crystal *****.
Goodbyes are as good as guesswork- and we are not fortune tellers.3. Goodbye implies loss or rejection, but well wishes are meant for times
when loss is undeniably absent. Wishing wells bathe separation with good intentions- each copper coin anointed an underwater masterpiece.
While goodbye addresses detachment with partial reflections, splitting waves too strict for clarity. So all I see are the ripples of me spread too thin, the pieces of me scattered in every direction. Goodbye wishes no one well.4. Goodbye is simply one word. Goodbye is not naturally destructive. Goodbye is no vocal cord villain.
Words are neither inherently good nor bad because we ascribe their significance, but evidence suggests a one word farewell serves innocent ears unjust death sentences.5. The moment you allow I love you to skydive from your tongue, the word goodbye steals the parachutes mid-launch causing fatal free fall to artificial grass your hands never actually planted. This land is lunar rock rare- desolate when day breaks.
Goodbye is not fertilizer for greener pastures- rather an open invitation for wildfire to reduce the cosmos to ashes.6. Endings are inevitable and sometimes quite necessary. And I’m not suggesting we prolong foregone conclusions. But our parting words need not necessarily be regrettable. Goodbyes are often stressed in tragic spectacles only designed for Broadway stages and sometimes all that’s needed
is a genuine platform to stand on to say something like– I’ll miss you or I’m not ready for this or I can’t do this anymore.7. Goodbye is not a last resort.
Last resorts lead to final destinations you never come home from and you were never home, you were never home for me, you were always goodbye. Goodbye was your one way ticket to paradise, the kingdom your words worshiped and call me a traitor if you must, but the paradox you fundamentally found comfort in is tyranny trapped in one breath.
And that’s never been comforting enough for me to believe in, never been real enough for me to hold.
Goodbye is sweet sorrow- one hollow word that makes your smile hurt.
It’s solid rain on sunny days, stolen hearts on lay away. It’s two syllables that were forced to hold hands that were never ever friends to begin with.
Goodbye is an oxymoron- and it will never justify your warm hello.By Ian Cairns
9. Goodbye Summer
Goodbye wasps
Goodbye bees
Goodbye pollen from the trees
Goodbye midges
Goodbye flies
Goodbye scorching cloudless skies
Goodbye seagulls
Goodbye ants
Goodbye sunbathers in tiny pants
Goodbye sunburn
Goodbye oiled skin
Goodbye iced drinks laced with gin
Goodbye tourists
Goodbye throngs
Goodbye men wearing sarongs
Goodbye hosepipe
Goodbye lawn mower
Welcome to the noisy leaf blower
Hello Autumn
Hello cool bright day
Hello rolling around in the hay
Hello harvest
Hello fruits
Hello hiking in hiking boots
Hello warm colours
Hello warm hearts
Good riddance Summer
Autumn startsBy Shaded Lamp
10. Goodbye False Ally
You and I we lived a lie
And spread it to the masses
I made sure to tidy up and wore rose tinted glasses
I saw the flags and all the bad but couldn’t understand
I cried myself to sleep and stuck my head under the sand
But somehow baby I just never could be what you needed
Accusing me of everything, yet you’re the one who cheated
Such a sad realization when you wake up to a stranger
That you somehow knew for years and yet your connection’s weakerSo goodbye goodbye goodbye I walk out with a bang (Just like I walked in)
Goodbye, goodbye goodbye we’ll never meet again (you should have listened)
I know I told you baby that this was til the end (for better or worse)
But eternity don’t work for me, if youre hurting me, my friend (you were my curse)You told me I was heartless when I left without a tear
I guess you didn’t count all the times I cried those years
You wounded me in different ways in which I still can’t heal
Still I was devoted, my hearts not an easy one to steal
I gave you enough chances, time and time again
If you really cared about me, than you should have listened
So call me this and call me that
I really dont give a ****
I know that for some other man someday I’ll be more than enoughSo goodbye goodbye goodbye I walk out with a bang (Just like I walked in)
Goodbye, goodbye goodbye we’ll never meet again (you should have listened)
I know I told you baby that this was til the end (for better or worse)
But eternity don’t work for me, if youre hurting me, my friend (you were my curse)How can I learn to trust again after such a failure?
You were just another waste of time, you weren’t my savior
Sometimes I still think of things you said I get lost inside your lies
But I’ve grown so much since I stood my ground, you’ll never realize
I won’t allow myself to act stupid over another guy
I deserve the world and will except no less than the moon, the stars, and skySo goodbye goodbye goodbye I walk out with a bang (Just like I walked in)
Goodbye, goodbye goodbye we’ll never meet again (you should have listened)
I know I told you baby that this was til the end (for better or worse)
But eternity don’t work for me, if youre hurting me, my friend (you were my curse)Fast forward to the future and look how much I’ve grown
Can’t believe how good I’m doing out here all on my own
I became my own support system, my own best friend
I don’t need nobody else baby I got this til the end
But then a pair of eyes caught mine in a way I can’t explain
They look not a thing like yours and I’m over the moon again
But this time will be different, this time Ill be stronger
I refuse to be abused or suffer any longerSo goodbye goodbye goodbye I walk out with a bang (Just like I walked in)
Goodbye, goodbye goodbye we’ll never meet again (you should have listened)
I know I told you baby that this was til the end (for better or worse)
But eternity don’t work for me, if youre hurting me, my friend (you were my curse)Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye
I’m done with all your heartache
And I promise you by the time you notice what you threw away
I’ll be someone else’s cherished “mistake”By TheRhymeRenegade
11. Goodbye, Goodbye, Goodbye
Goodbye
Goodbye
Goodbye
The petals begin to dieGoodbye
Goodbye
Goodbye
The heavens start to cryGoodbye
Goodbye
Goodbye
Let out a collective sighThe drudgery of life
The need to avoid strife
Goodbye, Goodbye, GoodbyeIt’s all in your mind
A fabrication
Imagination
Goodbye, Goodbye, GoodbyeIn and out
Up and down
They go as they come
They bring gladness as they leave sadness
Goodbye, Goodbye, GoodbyeDeathly still
As still as death
Goodbye, Goodbye, Goodbye
I’ve been told to move onAs young and beautiful
As a newborn fawn
As broken and doubtful
As a mind so tornGoodbye, Goodbye, Goodbye
You have left us tonight
You’re nowhere in sight
Goodbye, Goodbye, GoodbyeThe moss spreads
The dust collects
Decrepit but not dead
Goodbye, Goodbye, GoodbyeI’ve been told I’m wasting my life
I’ve been told to let go
I know it’s all true
It’s something I must do
Goodbye, Goodbye, GoodbyeYou left
and now, I’d like to leave too
Goodbye, Goodbye, GoodbyeNo.
A simple word
A simple meaning
All over my mind
Goodbye, Goodbye, GoodbyeI won’t let you go
I refuse to do so
You embody life
A life I wish was mineGoodbye, Goodbye, Goodbye
You said goodbye,
not on purpose, of course
But they said goodbye
on purpose.Who do I believe?
The living or the dead?
Goodbye. Goodbye. Goodbye.
It’s the only word in my mind.By Derelictmemory
No matter what reason you have for saying goodbye, these poems will make the experience easier. Kindly share them with your friends on different social media handles after reading.
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