Bitttersweet

A tribute for those out of love or scarred by it. 

I’ve long coveted sweetness;   

I’ve swallowed bitterness, yet  

It all always is loveless;     

Its costly tardiness, yet    

It stays within mock distance,    

And I am always too far.    

Your life denies this presence,   

But I am never too far.

My lips pray for ‘forever’s,    

But they melt in my mouth’s haste -    

Like dark chocolate slivers.

The bittersweet aftertaste    

Lingering on my ulcers.

And now time has stopped ticking -

But my heart won’t stop beating.