Unwritten Goodbyes

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Date: 13 May 2025

There’s a kind of goodbye that never makes it to the lips. It lingers in pauses, in held-back tears, in the silence that stretches between two people who once spoke freely. These goodbyes are the hardest—they’re unwritten, unspoken, yet painfully real.

I once saw two friends meet after years. Their eyes carried more words than their mouths ever dared to speak. They smiled politely, exchanged a few generic phrases, and parted. But the real conversation was in what remained unsaid. Regret, forgiveness, longing—it all hung heavy in the air, a presence between them.

Life doesn’t always give us the perfect send-off. Sometimes people leave without slamming doors. Sometimes you drift from someone you loved without knowing the exact day it happened. And sometimes, you say goodbye to a version of yourself that no longer fits the person you’re becoming.

We crave closure like we crave certainty. But often, healing begins when we stop demanding neat endings and start embracing the truth that some chapters close without punctuation.

So if there’s someone or something you never got to say goodbye to, write them a letter in your heart. Then let it float away. That’s how peace begins.

Rajat Chandra Sarmah

Guwahati, Assam, India

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