The Missing. Poem by Raymond Yaris

Ever searched for something that wasn’t there?
Or found something that was gone?

Ever felt good about something bad?
Or did a bad thing to feel good?

Ever yearned for something that wasn’t yours?
Or neglected something that you possess?

Did you ever try to do something you already did?
Or stopped something you haven’t even started?

Ever missed someone that’s there…
Or held someone that’s far away…

Could you be shivering in the heat
while getting scorched from freezing?

It feels like drowning in air…
It feels like suffocation while breathing…
sleeping awake, falling, drifting, longing… missing…



9-21-10