Alone Again

he abandons me at the shore

cold and swallowed by

my own grueling sadness

my toes curl into the sand

as an agony fills my lungs

like smoke. he was the last

poem I wrote. the last song

that I played and the last

piece of candy I ate.

implacably sweet I weep

because I miss him

already. because the month

sped before us with

so much stealth

and now I am alone again.

I feel my heart swell. this tormented

feeling in my chest I cannot

rest. how long will it last?

I’m afraid I’m too delicate

everything about me is soft

and warm. the sun falls aloft

the breaking waves.

a dash of pink

drips in this painfully

beautiful way.

I wonder how long it will take

for him to adore me again.