Linger
but what does that mean?
Does he know the words,
or does he feel its message?
And my heart tries to respond,
but its hands can't grasp
love's definition.
And my words are hollow
as I say
those three, little words,
and his thoughts reflect mine.
Do I know the words?
Do I feel its essence?
Love is the stranger
that rarely visits my heart,
and it slips
through my fingers.
And I'm left, waiting
for love to return,
but would my heart remember?
Or would words fall
into the void
that drank
all my emotions away?
Published by Melissa R. Mendelson
I was a newspaper reporter for two-years for The Smithtown Messenger Newspaper and its sub-issues, The Brookhaven Review, The Ronkonkoma Review, and Medford News. I later freelanced for Hudson Valley's Phot... View profile
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