What Do I Feel Poem by Josephine Dunn

What do I feel now you are gone from me
A pain in my heart, an empty ache
Crying your name as dawn begins to break
Hoping some joy will set me free
Wanting this lonely feeling to go
Yet keeping it close to me
Stirring the embers to retain the memory
Feeling my heart beat fast, then slow
Smelling the pillow where your head laid
Remembering your lips as they kissed my cheek
A friend’s farewell that made me weep
A Judas Kiss that sorrow gave
A promise given you never meant to keep
A concoction of lies that leave me weak.

October 2001