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Click hereHurt
is that sick to your stomach feeling,
a tight knot or heavy weight,
low inside.
Disappointment
is that "Fuck! I really wanted it" feeling,
a swift sinking of hope
into your knees.
Suspicion
is that halting, vaguely uneasy feeling,
a qualm not so easily dismissed
from your mind.
Intimacy
is that "No one sees me like you do" feeling,
an undefended bareness revealed
within a safe haven.
Betrayal
is that chill down your spine feeling,
an inexorable wave descending
from head to ass.
Love
is that "I would spare you from this" feeling,
an open warmth that guides
your words and deeds.
Regret
is that dull, achy all over feeling,
a wish that things hadn't turned out
quite as they did.
Bitter
is that dawning recognition that such feelings
are incomprehensible to you
without a list.
This poem was mentioned in the Archival Review thread, in a picking through Lit's archive of over 37,000 poems.
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LJ, this is really deep,. really good, and your descriptions are excellent. It is so hard to describe feelings without sounding fake or sappy, but you did an excellent job! enjoyed reading this one ;)
...your words go right to the heart of things. I could feel the emotions almost jumping off the page at me. Very nice.
Good idea, economically expressed with a strong ending. I wondered why you omitted "Hate"
I like how you pulled all the definitions into an emotional idea and gathered it nicely at that last stanza without a stray word.
how some can't seem to comprehend the meaning of these basic emotions or because they simply choose not to.
Great last stanza- that made the whole poem! I also liked the way you defined your terms- interesting definitions.