Numb

Snow white ribbons,
innocent and soft;
but harsh enough
to cut off my circulation.

I watch the world I embrace

turn blue,

tingle,

and go numb.

I watch the life I live

turn blue,

tingle,

and go numb.

I turn cold,
cold as the freezer
called the world
in which I live.

Truly,

now I can not feel.

Leave me be,

and let me

turn blue,

tingle,

and go numb.

Close your eyes
and count to ten.
Hope this never
happens again.

Hope the world

never

turns blue,

tingles,

nor goes numb.

©LJ
15 July 2014