Lời Giã Từ ...
"She raised her hands to touch his cheeks, then lightly she kissed his lips. "I'll train my heart to be like a stone, so I won't ever fall in love again if I don't have you!" She said. Tears in her eyes, she took a step back from him, turned around then walked away fast.
Saigon's airport was noisily and full of people. The crowd was there mostly waiting for relatives who were on a string of jet planes flying into the city for the upcoming Holiday's season. Against the waves of people, that man and I, we were leaving Saigon for the States. Saying good-bye to my aunt, I pulled my luggage with a carry-on in my other hand, and slowly I followed the man with heavy steps. Soon, we disappeared behind the airport's entry door.
As the place was packed with people, I was standing very close to the couple. It startled and jolted me as if it was some sorts of high-voltage electricity when I heard the words coming out of her mouth in such a manner so naturally like that. What she said really touched my heart! It made me feel like ill and dizzy. The woman's face kept displaying in my head. Does love always mean heart-break? Does togetherness only predestine for being apart? Questions ran through my mind at the speed of light. I couldn't help but thinking about the man and how lucky he really was, for having a love that could have touched her heart so profoundly that she verbalized the good-bye's words just like ... poetry. Suddenly, I was overwhelmed by the uncomprehended jealousy, and that strange feeling engulfed my soul.
The airliner's jet took off from the airport and leveling up high in the sky. Adjusting my seat as soon as the pilot signaled the light permitting it possible, I lied back closing my eyes and the woman's face seemed to float out from nowhere into my mind. And I started dreaming ..."
11/30/04
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11/30/04
(*) Thơ NTL, Saigon VN
