Numb

I sit here in the darkness
All I hear are faint echoes
of things far far away
None of it can hurt me now

There's nothing inside of me
I spilled it all, now it's gone
should I be sad, or maybe happy?
Either way, I wouldn't feel it

Melt into the wall
No spiders crawl
I'm here all alone
turning to stone

I feel no pain
I feel no hope
I feel no sadness
All I am is numb

In the past I knew what feelings were
but it hurt more than it fixed
so I put them far far away
and now I feel naught

Melt into the wall
No spiders crawl
I'm here all alone
and I like it?

I feel no pain
I feel no hope
I feel no sadness
All I am is numb

I feel nothing
and therefore I feel happy


Later that day, I actually felt kind of relieved. The shock had basically told me it was time to move on, and subconsciously I knew this, but on the surface, I simply felt nothing. I started to write, and suddenly I realised that feeling nothing made me feel very happy, which was about as ironic as it gets.


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