What She Felt
She felt it for her mother who showed her how to be strong.
She felt it for her father who would always be there for her.
She felt it for her sisters who were her first friends.
She felt it for her best friend who might as well been her sister.
She felt it for her friends she hasn’t known for that long.
She felt it for her career and her hobbies.
She felt it when she reads and writes.
She even felt it when she was sad.
She knows what it feels like.
So why was she so confused when he came along?
Why did she not know what to do?
She knows what it feels like.
So why did it change the way she acted?
Why was the feeling different with him?
She felt it for her mother who worked so she could have a better life.
She felt it for her father who cooked so she would never get hungry.
She felt it for her sisters who tell her the truth no matter what.
She felt it for her best friend who calls her even after she left.
She felt it for her friends who were there before she triumphed.
She felt it when she studied.
She felt it when she succeeded.
She even felt it when she was alone.
She knows what it feels like.
But it felt different when she was with him
What made it so different?
She didn’t know.
Was it right to feel that way?
She didn’t know.
Did he feel it too?
She didn’t know.
She felt it for her mother who took her to places she’d never been.
She felt it for her father who never left her side.
She felt it for her sisters who hugged her when things went wrong.
She felt it for her best friend who stayed to clean up after the party.
She felt it for her friends who never forget her.
She felt it when she sang.
She felt it when she danced.
She even felt it he left.
She knows what it feels like.
Did he?
She didn’t know.