la douleur exquise // poetry

4

her eyes hold universes

you get lost in

her fingertips

cast a spell on your body

her blonde hair

shines like the first rays of

the sun

that wakes me from dreams

of you

i dare not think

how it would feel

to be in her place

some times i want to scream

tell you how

i feel

how

i never knew of

sudden butterflies

fiery tingles

fluttering heartbeats

and weak knees

until i saw you

but i stop

because i realize

she is everything

and i am nothing

so i swallow my words

along with

the lump in my throat.