goodbye song

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Lemon gum, my toes tucked in the garden

you knew all the names

When I miss you I close my eyes and

see you with my nose

I was too small, you helped me lift the garden hose

 

Morning smelt like coffee, you liked Nina Simone

we played with the rotary dial telephone

we made pasta and hung it by the fire

I yelled at you even though

you were sick and tired

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I know there’s a part of me

apart from you 

and I know that there’s more to me, too

 

In your bed I counted seven freckles on your chest so I could write this song

You had tartan sheets and everything in place 

you kissed my face

 

The bottom of my feet were always cold 

because your bathroom floor 

but I liked that you let the winter air through your bedroom door 

 

I couldn't count the days that I've loved you 

or the days that I've spent missing you