LOVE'S BITTER FAREWELL: A GARDEN FORLORN BHENGU SS

Drowning no more, I sit, 
A shore, a reprieve, my pain's fit. 
Butterflies, once fluttered, now gone, 
A garden, once vibrant, now forlorn. 
Pages turned, a book closed, 
A story, once magical, now froze. 
A pause, a rewind, a wish unmade, 
A love, now sour, a heart betrayed. 
A river still flows, a memory, a thorn, 
A heart still broken, a love, forlorn. 
Autumn's leaves, a fading hue, 
A love, once vibrant, now a sorrow anew. 
A story rewritten, in life's unsung tale, 
A love, once fairytale, now a memory, frail.


© bhengu ss