**Poet of the Month** Dominique Gaspard
I feel....I feel it…Running through my veinsCoursing through my bloodFilling my heart…….And I can’t quite put a name to it.It’s a new feelingGood…….But new.It confounds meAstounds meAndConfuses me, all at the same timeIs it okay to feel this way?Should I feel guilty?It makes me feel like everything that is good and pure and happy is filling me with this unmistakableamount of ……..SomethingIt almost feels like I should lock it awayAnd that makes me feel even more guiltyI find myself looking over my shoulder if I smile too bigParanoid that if someone sees, they may make it go awayI catch myself singing in the shower…then I stop midsong, scared that if someone hears meThey might take my music awayWhat is this feeling?It’s an inch more than happinessAn ounce more than blissfulA…