When Did That Change? Poem by Emma Kessler
When Did That Change?
You look at me, and I find
That I have no desire to look back
You smile at me, and I find
That my stomach stand still
It does not lurch
You say my name, and I find
That my heart does not beat any faster than usual
When did that change?
It must have come upon my slowly, as if,
Hoping I wouldn't notice
But then, it seems, to have come upon my all at once
Overnight, as if, to get it all over with as quickly as possible
I now dig deep in my heart
Trying to find some trace of you
The same heart, you once filled
But now, I can find nothing of you
Nothing, but a few bitterly sweet memories
And yet, no one else in my heart
It is desolate and empty, with no feeling
When did that change?
I feel this poem. I really do. And thats all a poet can hope for. Good job.
i agree with kaysen a few spelling and grammatical errors but a well presented poem and lovely use of words keep it up
Great poem, but you need an editor. Ex. 'But then, it seems, to have come upon my all at once' 'upon my all at once' should be 'upon me all at once' Ex.2 'Nothing, but a few bitterly sweet memories' 'few fitterly sweet memories' should be 'few bitter-sweet memories' Just little things that would get marks in english class but well thought out messege and nice choise of words. Excluding the grammer typos, I love it.
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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4/19/2024 1:54:42 AM # 1.0.0.1119
A nice sad poem! ! Your thought was described very well, the way you put them, the stanzas, are very good, too.Although I don't know the english grammar as well as my partner poets below here, I would say that, the mainly point isn't to write a poem grammatically correct, but to put your thought in a style that fits on you, at the way you think.In a searching to find out a own style all the great writers need to break up some rules in order to create something new and different from what we have seen so far.Emma has a great english, a perfect one.If there was any mistake here, I do believe that she made it intentionally.