How do I feel today? <br />I feel black <br />I feel numb <br />I feel broken <br />I feel dead <br />I cry at everything and nothing <br />And I ache for you <br />I blow into my eyes <br />To keep the tears away <br />but it never works <br />I feel hollow <br />I feel useless <br />I feel dried up <br />I feel everything and nothing <br />My heart hurts <br />And my head aches <br />And my feet are made of clay <br />I don’t want to go out <br />I don’t want to cry <br />I don’t want to see <br />All I want is to see your face <br />I don’t want to be awake <br />I don’t want to dream <br />I don’t want to think <br />All I want is to think of you <br />I don’t want to laugh <br />I don’t want to sing <br />I don’t want to wish <br />All I wish is that you were here <br />or I wish I could forget you <br />either way, I wish the pain <br />would stop. <br />1-8-08<br /><br />shannon wright<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/how-do-i-feel-today/