The haze surrounds me
As I sit.
It seems to pull
All the emotion
Out of me,
Capturing it
Leaving me emotionless
And cold.
Leaving me numb.

I used to smile.
I smiled so much
It used to hurt.
Now it's difficult
For me to find things
Worth smiling about.
Things have changed
My world has changed.

My world will
Change again
And perhaps then,
I can manage to
Leave the past
Where it belongs . . .
In the past.
I won't drag it along
Fighting the whole way.
I won't hold on
Only to have it slip away.

~111799~