Her name lingers

Her name lingers on parched lips

sore-soaked in a kiss

on scented sleeves

like the friction of nude bodies

her name lingers on the vein of a broken heart

of shattered pieces

on the streets of broken dreams

and awkward graffiti

her name lingers as a breath of air

leaving the trade wind to blow all memories away

for she will never be mine

fizzling away like a mirage

her name lingers in each heartbeat

vessel and oozing pore

intense catharsis

as strong as a palm folded into a fist

her name lingers long after the day vows were exchanged

with ripe unfulfilled promises

of I do, yes I do

this heart overflows with grief as a bleeding pen