bittersweet memories

his lips make mine feel whole

his body curves to mine just right

for a time, everything is perfect

the love you feel feels like a love you can't forget

but when that love is gone

absent

the sheets cold where his warmth used to be

it's impossible to remember what that love felt like.

it's like pain

impossible to ignore in the moment

but impossible to remember afterwards.

love is beautiful

but tinged with a bittersweet flavor

hot against your tongue like coffee.

the taste is quickly gone

but the burn lasts longer

like the bittersweet memories

you left behind.