Why do I feel empty?
Like a tree without leaves
A handful of fronds
Hanging on my sleeves
Still fresh, still new
A clean tally, naive
Nothing burdens
My infant conscience
Not a single drop of grief
Why do I feel hungry?
Like a newborn child
Crying for sustenance
Suckling opportunities
Sad and happy days
Are my milk and honey
Soaking up sun rays
As long as it's sunny
Why do I feel cold?
Like a frozen sky
Leaden and heavy
Teeming with clouds
Waiting to burst open
Carrying the future's
Hundred-thousand plans
Holding up her hands
Stifling her cries...
Why do I feel blue?
Like a restless sea
Waves washing the shore
Of the previous year's
Contaminated sands
Cleansing her pores
Untangling her strands
Why do I feel hopeful?
Like a lover's promise
Of a new beginning
Bringing in its wake
A fresh taste of winning
Vows of a new forever
Through days of tears
And weeks of grinning...
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Written for PoetsPub January 2019 contest
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