Hello, Goodbye

This house

couldn’t feel like

home

until both

mother and daughter

were overthrown.

Sticks thrown

at broken bones,

same story

different scenes,

now I’m leaving

the very people

who’ve come to mean

so much

to me.

Sid? No,

she’s not “just a kid.”

In her, myself exists,

but too,

her golden aura

you can’t resist.

Loyal as can be,

one day

the love of her life

will cherish

all

her selfless hospitality.

Stacia? No, I chuckle.

Not Anastasia.

An unexpected

mirrored glance

The universe showing me

the best things

come

by happenstance.

Too much — we never were

because together,

we live to disprove her.

Allowed to shine,

allowed to dismiss,

all that makes us

yearn

to cease and desist.

Feminine refuge

unbeknownst,

yes,

I think I’ll quite miss

Stacia most.

At last, I must digress

How could one

forget

motherfucking Jess?

Equal parts

we’ve often stressed

one too many

days fully messed.

Another mirror

but not of me.

At first,

mom was all

I could see.

Clashes in combat

soon teaching me

why, yes,

it’s fun to just chat.

Battle

after battle,

I learned I could breathe.

Because Jess

is always

a friend

to those in need.

Armor-built,

from head to toe

In her lies

a heart of gold — not stone.

Farewell, friends,

as they say.

Surprises await

on our very last day.