Numb, against the muted light
Shining through the open window;
Curtains blowing in the breeze
Of windless air, no movement,

I feel for you

The emptiness, floods the room
With a blinding fury, an anger
From inside of me, masquerading
As sunbeams, filtering
Through my fingertips,
Escaping my grasp, particles
Dissipating, consuming oxygen,

I cannot breathe

An iciness, this cold, surrounds
My darkness, plays with my soul;
It does not melt away, nor deliquesce
As shadows block the warmth
And take no pity, suffocate and bury me,
Gasping, for that one last breath….

I awaken

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