My Feelings are Mine

Feelings are something I’d like to explore…
There’s nothing about me that you’d find a bore…
I can feel many things
that are with me day and night…
And it would make me feel better
to tell you what it’s like…


When I am happy,
my heart feels light and free…
My mouth reveals my teeth
for the entire world to see…
Often I will jump and roll and skip and run…
This is when I like to do
all the things I consider fun…


When I am sad,
my heart feels full of woes…
All of which will travel up
and pour out of my eyes and my nose…
Sometimes I will sit on my own
and feel awful inside…
These are the times I’d like to bury my face
or in some other way hide…


When I am lonely,
I feel kind of odd like something’s missing…
It’s when the days feel really long
and seems that no one’s listening…
More often than not,
when this feeling takes place
-and I find I’m all alone…
I’ll find a way to fill the space
-with books, or songs, or good friends I find at home…


When I am scared I feel nervous, edgy, and jumpy…
My hair stands on end, my body shakes,
and my throat feels quite lumpy…
At these times I am fast to run and ready to panic…
I may even want to lash out at those that give me static…


When I am mad, I will feel like I’m all out of breath…
My teeth clench, my lips poke out, and my face turns red…
I stomp about, holler out, and make lots of loud noises…
My heart beats fast; I’m acting rash and not making very good choices…


Sorry is how I feel when I’ve done something wrong…
And saying I’m sorry really means I am strong…
Maybe I will be afraid or just a bit embarrassed…
But in the heart there is no blame
for those who acted fairest…


Sometimes what I feel is hurt…
Not by a pinch, but by a word…
What others say can make me feel bad…
Though they may not know it made me sad…


When I am full with laughter, my belly shakes…
And loud are the sounds my voice box makes…
My eyes get squinty and my mouth opens wide…
I’m hysterically happy and all bubbly inside…


Other times, I feel like being funny
cause I am very silly…
I feel jiggly round my tummy
when something really thrills me…
My body wiggles cause I’m full of giggles…
From being teased or getting tickled…


When I am excited, my whole body just can’t sit still…
I’m pacing, toe-tapping, and holding back only by pure will…
This is when my thoughts are racing and over-lapping- and all I see is new to me…
I’m in such a state that it feels like fate--what I mean to say is that it’s meant to be…


Love is the greatest of emotions I feel…
It’s one that is lasting, not passing,
when I know it’s real…
It’s something that I have inside for many people and things…
And whenever they’re around, my heart feels like it sings…


The way I feel can be seen on my face…
It’s seen as something different in each and every case…
By a smile, or a grin, or a laugh, or a frown…
By the way I use my eyes
to look away or straight down…


So many emotions I feel all the time…
And I don’t need to remind you
my feelings are mine…
You may not know them till I say it or somehow let you know…
But as for this I think it’s clear, all of them I’m sure to show.