“Can I Get a Second Goodbye?”

Some moments close without warning — and you only realize it when you’re already on the other side of the security gate. In this episode, Matrikas reads her original poem “Can I Get a Second Goodbye?” — a raw, honest piece about airport goodbyes, the weight of leaving, and the quiet guilt of coming back to a home that healed without you. It is about a bird that leapt before its wings were ready. About standing in a crowd of people who have moved on, still carrying what they’ve already put down. About the one moment — your mother’s arms — that no flight delay, no rebooking, no second chance can ever recreate exactly And at the end of all that weight — acceptance. The rarest thing a person can arrive at. This one is for everyone who has ever needed one more goodbye. poetry podcast spoken word airport goodbye mother and child diaspora feelings emotional healing acceptance Tamil voice Matrikas