The Nothingness of Feeling Numb: A Poem
The Nothingness of Feeling Numb
A Poem in Response to Bad News
The way I am feeling
My mind is a blank abyss
And my heart stopped beating
What should I think?
How should I feel?
My eyes won’t blink
My body, frozen still
My life’s at the mercy
Of a small yellow pill
The end I can foresee
But it’s all in His will
Awaken my inner senses
Let me grieve a little
Allow me a few expenses
Lest my soul begins to whittle
I want to be angry
I want to be sad
I can’t control me
Perhaps I’ve gone mad
Turn my numb to rejoicing
If I can’t be sad
Turn my grief into singing
So I won’t be mad
Anything is better
Than feeling this way
Set me free of this fetter
And carry me away
*Swing low sweet chariot, swing low…
