He watched her leave that autumn day Yet he seemed to not know why His boozing should have given it away All he heard next were echoes of her goodbye Years later he thought of that moment Now he wished she had not left A moment that replayed to his discontent He felt loss, emotionally bereft He became a prisoner of lost love Trapped behind the hands of time A moment he often thought of Still hearing the echoes of her goodbye chime 9-1-2021