A Memory

By Bittersweet Life

Eyes of piercing, pale blue
Leave me frozen in time and space
She blinks and I can believe she is real
I oughtn’t trust reality
My fingers stretch forth
Expecting to catch thin air
But they brush against her cheek
Her skin as fragile and soft
As a delicate Lily petal
My fingers tingle over her milky flesh
Sending a shiver through my soul
Her hair cascades over her shoulders
Pale gold and magnificent
We lie face to face
Fixed in the moment
I scoop her hair between my fingers
And let it fall slowly into place
Sunlight shimmers through the strands
As through a silken spider's web
My fingers find her gentle mouth
And I stroke her rosen lips
I’m afraid they will tear
Beneath my toughened skin
Her lips part to reveal
A gleaming smile
Which reflects my own
Our gazes meet
And our eyes flash with love

I walk alone through a corridor
A goddess appears before me
With golden hair and arctic eyes
Our eyes averted, our bodies trembling
We pass and a memory flashes
Of two bodies lying together
Bathed in sunlight
Glowing with love
I walk onwards
A dull man
Filled with memories

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Published on Wednesday, April 27, 2016. Filed under: "Depressed" and "Poetry"

Author's Note:

I go to uni with my ex. It sucks.

Comments on "A Memory"

On Thursday, April 28, 2016, Bittersweet Life (6) wrote:

Thanks guys/gal's, your opinions truly mean a lot to me and encourage me to keep writing. Yeah it's a pretty tough situation but I'm doing okay with it. I just hate having to pretend that we never existed. She can do that, but I won't. Sorry to hear about your situation man, they always give bullshit reasons but if they want to leave then we shouldn't stop them, we'll be better off with someone that wants us around.
On Thursday, April 28, 2016, Queazenart (200) wrote:

Hey, man, I've been there. You feel like you want to die for a few months and then, hopefully, someone or something pulls you out of it... I don't normally like to leave pity comments (since I don't like getting them on my poems) but this piece hits pretty close to home and I felt like what I had to say might help. Also, this poem is really well penned. Very evocative; it's obvious this is coming from a place of real passion.
A former member wrote: This was so bitter sweet to read and painfully romantic. But it is obvious you still have strong feelings for her. Beautiful write!