That Lovely Ache

Memory bubbles
burst like bullets
deafening impact
a physical blow

Oh, tangy sweetness
a time half forgotten
a drop of water
in the desert

Gnawing deprivation
moments that intensify
the awareness of need
thirst unquenched

A heart that’s parched
a decade’s drought
doomed to wait for rain
indefinitely

A love affair
of licking wounds
the stinging satisfaction
of looking back