Winter’s shadows I welcome

The cold is where I find hope

It would mean this year is almost over

I feel empty

I’m waiting to be filled

I feel stuck

I’m waiting for movement

Is this what being numb means

Numb is like the Novocaine

My dentist shot into my gums

What strong drug of life is this?

To where everything is numb

I feel guilt in this space

For not being able to move

I pretend it's because I'm not a morning person

But the internal whispers know the truth

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