can you tell
by the way i speak
or the emptiness in my eyes
can you see
how life has left me
it is ******* the soul out of me
im alive
but just barely
going through the motions
day after day
did you notice
how passion has abandoned me
something has replaced curiosity
dread
sits in the bottom of my stomach
can you hear
my jokes have gotten darker
my laugh has gotten quieter
its not hard to see
whats happening to me
you just have to look.