Her name lingers
Her name lingers. Photo: Confidence Uwazuruike
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