IMMERSED

Imprints of coral lips on a paper cup

A diamond ring abandoned by its owner

A forgotten silk scarf from the previous evening

A goodbye kiss etched on my cheek

A cold hug and the fading of her wild-lily perfume

A voice that will only play in dreams henceforth…

This room now brims with sadness

Of broken twigs from a dead relationship

Too fresh and moist to kindle a fire

But waits for the twigs to dry out

And in its fire, a new flame will rise

Immersed in the rites

Of a funeral of love.