The Heart And The Mind

f e e l

it's not like i feel nothing 

i feel a plenty of things

i feel the pain of the girl on the bus hysterically crying because the boy she loved didn't love her

i feel the pain of my mother when our family treats her more like a guest than a member

i feel the laughter of my sister when we're out to eat and she can't control her bubbly giggles

i feel the kindness of the boy in the back of class who smiles at everyone, because he thinks it might turn someone's day around

but i can't feel for the cute boy in the halls whom i've been staring at all year

nor can i feel for the boy who just confessed his feelings for me 

i feel nothing 

and i feel everything 

all at the same time