Today the life drains from me
I keep moving but I’m running on empty
My body feels heavy, weighted down
My mind is unfocused, in a cloud
I sit and think what to do next
Nothing comes to me
I am floating, floating… disconnected
My tether to the world is ineffective
I hear and see others but they have no meaning to me
I have no interest in them
I am alone but not dead
I am here just by a thread
Floating in the space I occupy
Untouched, unknown, unseen
What’s behind my eyes is hidden
I am one of the unbidden
This is my world of comfort
Where I am safe
It’s what I know best
The solitude of the nest
I am interrupted
I must exit the blank space
It unnerves me to be
Uncomfortable, vulnerable, seen
I cannot wait to go back
I hurry it up
Cut it short
My time in the world I abort
I know I should stay there
But it is hard and it is draining
I retreat back to my haven
I am small and lost and craven