Distance

[daydreamer]

It stings.

like the smallest papercut
against smooth skin.

It burns.
Like getting too close
to that candle as you reach across.

Dark. Empty. Silent.

The tears.
They sting and burn.
And yet, they are a release.
Frustration,
Why hold on?
Why say what you feel?
The words fall
on deaf ears.

There is no pleasant response.
What greater hope
what dream were you wishing for?

Was it love?
Tangled and wrapped up.
The scent of sex
as it lingers in the air.
And catching your breath
as he brushes his hand across your cheek.

Moments spent
under steam filled showers
as lips run across bare skin
Touch, hold, feel.

This strange desire.
That flame burned us both.
In that moment we were happy.
Alive. Passionate.

And yet this distance.......
This feeling of empty words,
empty thoughts,
and I wonder,
if across this distance
if you listened closely,
could you heart my heart
as it speaks your name?

Maybe it's only for me to hear.

[Asphodelle13]

What a powerful poem you have here. The thoughts conflict with each other(a thought-provoking conflict though)..feelings of closeness and then feelings of longing and separation. Nice work Nicole, keep writing. :cool2:

[SmOkYpRiNcEsS]

Yeah, it evokes a lot of emotions. Very cool!!