WHEN SWEET TURNS SOUR

It hits the tongue without warning Burns the throat where it once soothed Makes breathing feel like drowning You gasp but nothing moves. Like love When it shifts without a sign Leaves two hearts beating strangely Out of sync & out of time. The light that once felt certain Starts to flicker & then to fade And every step you take alone Feels colder than the shade. When a heart slips out of reach Memories build what truth can’t cross A bridge that leads to nowhere Not quite on path, not yet lost.