How Does It Feel? Poem by Daniel Ryan Cotler

The memories gone, the rooms left bare,
the echoes of love still linger there.
When you took all I had, left me stripped and lost,
it never crossed your mind who'd pay the cost.
Now karma's here, relentless and real
tell me, how does it feel?

You held my life like it was yours to break,
my photos, my past, my soul at stake.
You thought your silence would hold me down,
but look who's watching their own world drown.
Your lies unravel, nothing concealed
so tell me, how does it feel?

All your things now memories, too,
charred by the flames of the truth you knew.
You stole and stole, while you stayed untouched,
never feeling the pain you caused so much.
But karma returns, with debts to reveal
tell me, how does it feel?

The weight of each heart, the scars you ignored,
the past you betrayed, the trust you deplored.
Now there's no one left to shield your lies,
as you stare through smoke with empty eyes.
You played with fire, believing you'd heal
now, tell me, how does it feel?