I wonder what it feels like,

            this feeling

I read of joy and rage,

            of longing and need

Of butterflies, of jealousy, of…

What! What is it?

Why don’t I feel it?

Do I feel it?

I don’t know!

I see a sight

            I feel joy

            I feel longing

            I want to hold on

But the sight fades away

I smell a memory

            I feel sadness

            I feel longing

            I want my memory back

But the smell fades away

I hear a sound

            Unique in its timbre

            My senses quicken

            I turn towards it

But the sound fades away

A taste caresses my tongue

            I turn to you

            You’re not there

            The moment turns bitter

The taste fades away

I feel your skin

            Warm and smooth

            Tender, calloused, quickening

            I reach for you

But you have faded away

Were you ever there?

_{Iron Poet Challenge #13}