by
Leevora DeShields

I feel a burning in my soul
I feel a fire in my heart
I feel a need a thirst a hunger

What is this feeling
Why do I fear it
Why can’t I control it

Is this what they call LOVE
Is this the pain love that cannot be
Is this the agony, the ecstasy that poets speak of

My heart, Be still
Hush Sh Sh
Do not torture me
Give me peace from this
This pain, this confused joy

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