things i haven’t felt | emily lloyd

loveyourcrookedneighbor:

different, after losing my virginity.
better, after the medicine i took.
mosquitoes on my skin, before they’ve bitten me.
profoundly changed, after i read that book.

the call of the wild. the glow of pregnancy.
guilty, after sleeping with someone’s wife.
high as a kite, high even as a tree.
the peace that passeth understanding. safe.

god’s presence in the world, and that of the boy
who thought i was his mother at the mall.
how long had he walked beside me without my noticing?
how long had i inadvertently hidden my face?

(Source: contempoems.livejournal.com)

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