Pour toujours

I sit on a rock of sadness

A melancholy piece of flesh

My bones pound against my skin

Needing an escape from the avalanche within

My lungs struggle to inhale

The thick air of memories

Keeping me in a prison of heartbeats

They bite, leaving bruises on my blood

How to solve a mystery

How to recover from this…

Hurt

Ensconced in a forest of pain

Floating in mossy poetry

Seeking a remedy

Wanting

Longing for that yesterday

When you loved me

Regardless

And I

I just loved you

Period

Imperfectly

Unapologetically

Deeply

From my cage

Et

Moi…

Mon amour

Je t’aimerai pour toujours

©2026 Mel Gutiér

In my defense, I have not done this in a very long while. Blah!