Aftertaste

You're gone, but the taste remains
Bittersweet like acid rain
Every word you said still burns
I wish I never had to learn

Love can rot and still feel sweet
Now I’m choking on defeat
You kissed me like a final lie
Now it haunts me every night

You're the aftertaste I can’t erase
Like poison dressed in your embrace
I try to rinse it, but it stays
Every sip brings back those days

Your scent still lingers on my skin
Like a memory that crawls within
No escape, no antidote
Your goodbye caught in my throat

The sweetest smile, the darkest game
You left me with the blame
Now I live with what you gave
A love that turned into a grave

You're the aftertaste I can’t erase
Like poison dressed in your embrace
I try to rinse it, but it stays
Every sip brings back those days