numbness arrives
unannounced,unwelcome
no knock at the door
on the matt of my expectations it wipes it's feet.
drowning in my sorrows
joy,happiness,and serenity scatter,
like splashed droplets
in a hot frying pan
color fades to shades of grey
light dims to a faint shimmer
casting shadows of despair over my eyes
as a sloth i become motionless
without intent or direction
lost within myself
dead calm drains my sails
in this overwhelming emptiness
it is then
that i truly understand
what it feels like to be lonely