Saturday, February 13, 2021

the bittersweet

the bittersweet
often arrives after the too
sweet
has been licked clean
from your
mouth, your lips, the essence
of hope
erased from your eyes.
the bittersweet
has its moment.
a kind slap
against your cheek
awakening you to the reality
of what you were
never meant to keep.

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