Backward Feet (poem)

It was so close
It was so clear
So near
I could taste it on the air

But somehow
It slipped away
and I found myself
counting the days

I miss before
I'm worn from after
I miss your smile
I miss your laughter

But between the anger
and between the sadness
there lies a hurt
and it's like madness

I'm letting my heart
remember you
but it's the last thing
in the world I wanna do... 

© 2010 Holly O'Brien