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"I Feel Nothing" by Samuel Mendoza

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September 15th, 2026

Young Poets Magazine

I Feel Nothing

by Samuel Mendoza

I feel nothing.  
I told myself  
while resting on my own chest,  
searching for her  
in someone who is not her.  
And I felt nothing.
 
I feel nothing.  
It sounds shameless,  
so raw to say it out loud,  
but it is my heart  
that keeps looking for her.  
I feel nothing.
 
Since the day  
I stopped seeing the light in her eyes,  
mine never shone again.  
I searched for her  
in other scents, other landscapes,  
and I felt nothing.
 
I have felt nothing since that day.  
You left  
and took my nervous system with you.  
Because after you,  
there was no love anymore,  
only biology.

About the Poet
Samuel Mendoza resides in Tamuin, San Luis Potosí, Mexico.
Read the poet's biography and Young Poets World publications on Samuel Mendoza's Artist Page.

Young Poets Collection
This poem is also featured in Young Poets Collection #3, published in the Young Poets World Library.

Previously published in Young Poets Magazine:
Equanimity
by Angelica M. Dalinas

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