Sensations of living

Wind chapped lips

Thirst

Sun on my back

Warmth

Naked in front of the mirror

Exposed

Bare feet on jagged rocks

Pain

Salty tears on my cheeks

Heartache

Seven days walking

Patience

Speaking out

Isolation

Laying on the grass

Connection

Floating in the ocean

Joy

Leftovers for lunch

Gratitude

Sitting thinking

Freedom

Waves lapping at your feet

Serenity

Two summers past

Melancholy

An empty belly

Discontent

The passing of time

Loss

Homemade cookie dough

Love

-Camille Delaquise

This poem appears in The Precipice, Camille’s third contemporary poetry collection. Sensations of living explores the emotional texture of existence through fleeting, embodied moments — gathering pain, joy, longing, tenderness, and loss into a quiet record of what it means to be fully alive.

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