Love Poem: The Why of Love
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Written by: Daniel Human

The Why of Love

why
do my hands not feel the air
when I reach over
to softly touch your hair.

why
does my heart not feel my blood
as I race towards my end
under
sheets
of
drying
mud

why
do you sleep so close
but feel so far
as
love’s
loss
leaves
a
scar

why
can’t I see your breath
as your snores
rustle
and
puff

why
will loneliness share our bed
when for decades
we’ve 
been
wed