numb.

i've determined a word
that is so small,
yet holds each and every
weight, every ounce of
pressure
i've been feeling
the past few weeks

numb

numb

n  u  m  b

even the way it lifts
off of your lips
makes your tongue feel
heavy and outweighted
by the whole earth

numbness;
a feeling i've grown
to have
more and more
often;

a feeling that has become
something like
**my best friend