Fragrance of the forgotten

Another emotional rollercoaster. What touching poem. "Your essence still lingers upon my fragile heart" - an intoxicating first line. and "The thought of drowning ignites our reunion" - fantastic line in the context of this poem. Another great write Tony.

It's amazing how when you remember the smell of someone, their smell becomes alive ... you can smell them all over again, even if they have been gone for quite some time. You captured that flawlessly here.

I like the mention of being chained by the memories, sometimes we are... no matter how bad we want to forget, they are apart of us, chained forever. Sometimes it's not a bad thing or a bad memory but it recalls sadness...and sometimes you just want to forget so you don't feel the pain any longer.

Lovely write!

I love the way your first stanza grips me tightly and explains just enough to make me want to keep reading. I like the way the second stanza drops off into a one line stanza. It makes the point very potent and unimaginable. Wow. The ending stanzas are amazing, they have depth and a hint of hope.

Man, this poem, this poem is wow. Excellent write.

Lost love always leaves marks and nothing is stronger than a scent.

Smell is so strong and can overwhelm you at times. I liked this piece a lot.

Keep on writing!

You know....why drag heart onto line two when it should proudly end line one?

Sometimes we can become restricted by the look of a poem, rather than the sound of it.
who cares if line two would then only consist of 'invisible to humanity'
at least it is a bold statement. it is a clever line that deserves to stand alone.
(hell, I have started writing single word lines...)

This is a 'nice' poem Tony, I like your message, it is sad, it is also thoughtful.
nice write.