A poem about being numb.
The emptiness in this feels heavier than the pain itself. That final need to “conjure some response” is what stayed with me — the desperation of wanting any feeling at all, even if it hurts. You captured that numbness with real force.
The emptiness in this feels heavier than the pain itself. That final need to “conjure some response” is what stayed with me — the desperation of wanting any feeling at all, even if it hurts. You captured that numbness with real force.