Why

By Lucinda Ramos

I feel love when you look at me

Your eyes so intense that

I don't see the world passing by

I feel love when you speak to me

Your words so sweet that

hummingbirds stop to listen

I feel love when you touch me

The slightest touch tickling my skin

I feel love when you kiss me

Your lips as smooth as

rose petals caressing mine

Then why do I feel pain

when you notice me?

All my imperfections

Are flaws that need to be fixed.

Why do I hear disappointment in your voice

when you speak to me?

Words for me that just don't fit

Why are you holding me exactly

where you want me to be?

As I watch your lips move

I hear nothing but my thoughts

Racing back to why

I feel love when you…