Parting

Whoever said parting is such sweet sorrow

Must have never felt the sorrow I felt

Leaving you.

What idiot believes the ache is sweet?

The throbbing ache of a heart in pain

How sweet

Who thinks that desperate hug leaves a sugary taste on your tongue?

Describing it almost sounds so,

But it's not.

Feeling as though your eyes may never meet

The stars in the sky never realigned 

Fingers no longer intertwine

Arms wrapped around shoulders, waists, and necks,

Sobs racking your body like bullet wounds

But oh so honey sweet. 

The rivers and lakes formed from your eyes

Bridges under construction for years 

Before you finally get over it.

But still every time you think about it

Your throat closes up

Like the hand on your arm that had gripped so tightly

Is the hand inside you around your throat,

Making it impossible to catch your breath

How sickly

honey

sugar

sweet.