Bittersweet (22nd May 2016)

What was once so strong,
Feels so weak,
The arms where I belonged,
Warm and bittersweet.

A heart of gold,
Like stone it sleeps,
Blood so cold,
That tastes bittersweet.

Still we stay,
Feel for what we cannot reach,
See our life in grey,
Pictures in bittersweet.

We talk but talk is cheap,
Try to talk us out of our defeat,
Do we hear the words we speak?
The sound of bittersweet.

The love I so dearly loved,
So perfect and unique,
I gave it all I could,
Broke and bittersweet.

A man I once adored,
Into those eyes I search deep,
I cannot see what I saw before,
Now I see bittersweet.

A bracelet, the charm,
The clasp has been beat,
Snaps around my arm,
Cannot cling to bittersweet.

A life of promise and affection,
Shadows of lies and deceit,
Hopes of restoring our perfection,
But even hope is bittersweet.