I have become numb Cold in comparison to the lighter days Those days where the sun shone and the winds blew And I only saw the beauty of the universe. Chiseled too much, there are rifts in my soul Too deep to be filled with sorry words Too sharp to be wrapped by black silk, Winding and knotted at my wrist. But for all of these iced sorrows There are springs of salt waters Rooted in my ducts, gushing, flowing Remembering all too soon, and by themselves Past tears, past cries and sobs. Did I challenge the fates To see how much I could take without breaking? I am far too bent to come back now. I am not the person I once was Too much has been lost, loss. But I am broken now I am cold now When I see the sun shining and the winds blowing I only see him