To Say Goodbye Again

This is a true storyabout the universal loss of life we all face. In the ache of saying goodbye, grief arrives as our uninvited guest. We can let it consume us, or we can let it forge uscarrying us forward, transformed, into whatever comes next. Jac Winters. Jac Winters shares his deeply personal journey through childhood trauma, 48years of enforced silence that held the pain in check, and the long-overdue road to healing that finally began in 2017 with a single, powerful poem that cracked open the past. In To Say Goodbye Again, retired truck driver and poet Jac Winters lays bare his life through vivid, heartfelt verses born from the shadows of loss, grief, abuse, and hard-won resilience. What began as a private act of turning endured evil into something good has grown into a quiet lifeline for other survivors burdened by silence, violence, or marginalization. These poems speak straight to the heart of anyone whos carried their story alone for too longoffering connection, validation, and the gentle reminder that healing is possible, one brave, determined step at a time. This book of poetry is a hand reaching out from one survivors road to yours, saying youre not alone, your voice matters, and its never too late to say goodbye to the weight youve carried.