I wonder if ever I’ll feel again
A special thanks to Hannah Esplin for her fine contribution to Voices and the competition. Hannah is a keen poet who is based in Dereham, and ‘Touch’ is a thoughtful and profound offering we are sure everyone will appreciate. Thank you Hannah and keep up the excellent work.
Touch
I don’t feel like I used to.
I’ve
lost touch with myself.
My fingertips spread forwards,
Towards the sea of memories
And nothing comes back.
I
wonder if ever I’ll feel again,
Feel silk stretch under me,
See a new world of colour,
Let me go back
But
as my fingers touch ,
It’s not the same anymore.
Sore eyes are a common sight,
Sleepless in Seattle.
A
generation of roses arise,
Surround me all around
But thorns scorn the soul
And I’m back here.
Awake
in the bed.
Woken in a daze by the same
Looping coup d’etat
Inside of my head.
Hannah Esplin, 16, Dereham, Norfolk
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