{"id":2889,"date":"2013-06-05T16:54:02","date_gmt":"2013-06-05T11:24:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/swatisani.net\/blog\/?p=2889"},"modified":"2014-07-17T10:20:46","modified_gmt":"2014-07-17T04:50:46","slug":"dont-say-goodbye","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swatisani.net\/blog\/2013\/06\/05\/dont-say-goodbye\/","title":{"rendered":"Don’t say goodbye"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Atul<\/a>
Atul Chitnis.
20th Feb 1962 – 3rd June 2013<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

My friend,
\ntoday you are
\nin a better place
\nwhere pain
\ndoes not exist,
\nand I see you
\nhappy.<\/p>\n

Your body has left us
\nbut your love,
\nthe bond we shared
\nlives within me
\nand within
\neveryone\u00a0you loved
\nso dearly.<\/p>\n

When I look
\nat the rainbow
\nI reach you
\nas you watch
\nthe sun rise
\nfrom your hidden
\nbalcony.<\/p>\n

I talk to you
\nat night
\nwhen the stars shine.
\nThe flowers
\nin my garden
\nand, yours
\nbloom.<\/p>\n

I will miss you
\nbut I know
\nwhenever I want
\nto talk\u00a0you will
\nreach out to me
\nthrough the words
\nyou’ve left behind.<\/p>\n

My friend,
\nyou are in my heart
\nwhile I am alive,
\nand you will
\ncontinue to live
\nin my heart
\neven when I cease to.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

My friend, today you are in a better place where pain does not exist, and I see you happy. Your body has left us but your love, the bond we shared lives within me and within everyone\u00a0you loved so dearly. 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