Things I Haven't Felt - Emily Lloyd

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Most of the poetry I'm reading and liking these days I find in literary magazines and journals. The poets they publish aren't all "known" poets (yet) so I hope it's ok to post them in this community.

Things I Haven’t Felt

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?

--Emily Lloyd

Comments

[http://users.livejournal.com/everette1_/]

I agree with you on the findings. Thanks for posting this.

[circleofharmony.livejournal.com]

I'm glad you liked it. :-)

[wildflowerfever.livejournal.com]

What journal was this published in?

[circleofharmony.livejournal.com]

I found this at Paumanok Review (http://www.paumanokreview.com/).

[labellementeuse.livejournal.com]

this is fantastic!

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<3

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fantastic.

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I really enjoyed this. Thank you for posting!

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thanks for posting this. I followed the link to paumanok review, it's great.

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Oh, my. *loves*