Bittersweet

By Maryll Princely

I feel you dissipate

Like the air from between my lips

From the hollow of my arms, you fade

I see traces of your scent

Taunting me as you slowly slip into the fog

I reach out and grasp hungrily

And yet it vanishes with the faintest touch

I hear your laughter echo among the coldest winds

Finding its way through the pine to my desperate ears

But I am no longer the reason

I cling onto the warmth that you leave on my skin

I pulled you back constantly

Don’t leave me I begged more so

But I held you too tight

You shattered as though glass

Cutting deep into my heart

As I watched you float with the wind

Finally free

Your smile immortalized on those lips of memory

My heart tastes bittersweet

Your absence leaving a gaping wound

Blood and salt collect

Rot festers

I fall further into the darkness of the mind

And yet I smile, wistful

Drenched in poison tinted nostalgia

At least you’re happy

By Maryll Princely