The Feeling of Summer
A tingling sensation ran up my spine
As he pulled me into his arms for a dance
The gentle melody making us sway.
My heart drummed in my ears
As I looked into his dark brown eyes
The moment feeling so perfect, so right.
I could not hear the music,
Nor the words that came from my lips.
All I could hear was his warm, gentle voice
Telling me how he felt about me.
I closed my eyes, holding onto the moment,
Never wanting to let it go.
The music slowly fades and we linger
In the center of the dance floor,
Looking up at his shining face and feeling
A thrill rush through me as he brings me into his arms.
My heart pounds as I smell the amazing scent
Masked in his blue and white striped shirt.
My head rests on his shoulder and I feel a twinge of regret
Run through my veins as he pulls away,
But butterflies dance in my stomach
As his warm, gentle finger pushes back a stray blond hair
Behind my flushed ear. I can’t breathe. A pinch myself,
Pain running through my arm to see if it’s a dream. Its not.
It seemed as if summer had finally arrived
After the long months of winter.
My heart raced as his lips brushed my cheek.
I sunk into an everlasting dream,
Closing my eyes and hoping the feeling
Would never disappear.
The Icy Knife
I couldn’t believe the stabbing pain,
The silent cracking of my heart,
The furious heat that was rising
Inside of me.
I felt as if I could have died
A million deaths
The moment he said we were done.
“Let’s just be friends…”
The words still hung in the air
Growing more painful by the second.
Tears slowly flowed from my eyes
But I assured him I was fine
How could he tell whether I was lying or not
From over the phone?
Memories flashed in front of my eyes
Burning in my mind
Like a hot forest fire eating away the evergreens
As if it had only been yesterday
When we had danced
And he had assured me
That he had felt something too.
Chills ran through my body
As I began to shiver, wanting
To be whole once more.
It felt as if he had plunged
A cold knife into my soul
Not caring how I was breaking inside
Not knowing he had taken my heart with him.
