Longing

How the tears fill my mind,
Not daring to escape my eyes.
So foolish when you think of it,
How staring into those flickering
images
Brings back feelings buried.
Although the memories have faded,
Although almost all contact has been lost.
All ties cut and severed.
My heart still sinks,
A slow and heavy burn
rushes through my veins
weighing me down.
It slowly grows, this feeling
In my gut, in my chest,
Reaching every extremity of my body
As I remember why I haven’t gone back.
Why I may never go back,
And yet,
It calls me back,
this sorrow.
This burning feeling reminding me
Of a job left undone.

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