I sit here, numb
from the inside out
it is cold outside
and you make me cold
inside
though warm bodies
surround me,
I am numb.
So I shiver,
my teeth chatter.
A ray of hope
shines.
and I am forced to smile.
but the ray is false.
and my numbness returns.
I become ice
my eyes glaze over
and my voice is
monotonous.
you have won.
I am numb.