Bitterness

A perfume came wafting upon the breeze

That stirred the depths of my heart

Silently and swiftly encompassing me

It gave me a thrilling start

 

Memories came floating back to me

Of a happy, carefree past

When the same scent had meant so much to me

Of promises that were meant to last

 

The fragrance hovered around me

And then, slowly, did depart

As you had once, before too, done

Leaving me – a broken outcaste

 

Now I hated the air

The carrier of your convincing lies

Free me, O Heaven, from traitors, one and all

And from all their binding ties

 

But though I drive the thoughts and smell

To the darkest recess of my mind

The perfume does linger, without the pulp

Leaving behind, the bitter rind