practical

solutions i could not identify;

all contents emptied into a

mixture of base, acid remarks.

under heat, melt our memories with

every promise that you did not keep.

leave it to cool until we crystallize

listing all possible sources of error upon

observation, my attempt to deduce

what was limiting yielded no result

through experimenting with you, an

iota of uncertainties compounded into a

meld of miscalculations, mistaking

effervescence for true love,

the irreversibility of my reaction

only precipitated the end point.

let me distill the complexity of

emotions down

to palpable loss as

you fully dissociate yourself from

our past, becoming volatile

upon turning point

going through my corrections, my

only conclusion is the need for control.

probably my favorite so far. although i had the idea of using chemistry as a motif for the longest time, courtesy of the love of my life h2 chem heh , i didn’t really know how i was going to go about creating a piece that would encapsulate my sentiments. it was such a struggle to complete this but i’m glad i somewhat managed to pull it off.