Last Shared Kiss

The spirits of brokenhearted love often linger

The past is not easily defeated by the gesture of a finger,

Like phantoms hovering in the mist

The recollection of a last shared kiss,

The unanswered pleas begging not to be left

The heart doesn’t always recover from theft,

Where will those frozen memories strike next?

Convincing you that you’ve been hexed,

Of all the curses that could possibly have been conceived

This is one where revenge was surely achieved,

Let me walk out into the veldt

Where predators hold court and a terrible justice is held,

Perhaps the terror will not be as bad as prolonged sorrow

No longer exercises in futility need I borrow,

We are all but islands scattered across an infinite sea

There is little to join, connect, or set us free,

Seeking some magical cure to liberate me

From this shipwreck of humanity,

Cast off the lines and prepare to set sail

We embark on a journey but may not prevail,

For I would rather perish in stormy seas

Than play with the cards that have been dealt to me.