Feeling feelings
My fear feels like …
a pit in my stomach
sitting on the edge
a black hole
a voiceless voice

a tuning into sadness
a stop sign
a don’t, can’t, stop, stop sign
something bigger
overwhelm

and … dropping into my loneliness
a feeling of empty
a void, a deep sadness
silent tears, in the pit –
of my stomach

a surge of longing rises up

and then … silence

and, I’m left wondering –
where is my anger …
how does anger reside in me?
where is my love …
how does love manifest from me?
where is my joy …
how does joy live within me,
outside of me?