I wish I could still feel

Delicate touch,
  you say.

I try not to cringe.

Reticence is combined with an absence.

Not a lack of emotion,
  lack of feeling.

Fingers barely feel a feather's touch.

So each touch grows lighter.
 
The decrease tears.

So,
  I stroke your cheek,
  while I can still feel.

Reviews

[James Tincher]

Very few words, but yet they are perfect and powerfull... it made me feel what I am going through...

[Jon Roggie]

Thank you, James. I don't know what frightens me more. The physical disconnect, or being unable to express what I feel.

[James Tincher]

Its both... With out the physical disconnect you wouldn't be able to express what you feel. It would be the same if you had the physical connection. Poetry is an art and like any art it is expression, a communication
of emotions and you speak very well of your emotions.

[.]

~ moving beyond measure... so amazingly "delicate"... infinitely poetic poetry, monsieur jon...

[Jon Roggie]

As always, my thanks. I think you understand a bit of what I was trying to express.

[.]

~ you're very welcome...