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Numb
NUMB
When in the throes of pain and strife,
I find that tuning out is nice.
To say the pain does not exist,
can add a most decisive twist.
Though some may think it trite and dumb,
to live a life completely numb,
it works quite well when pain is more,
than joy has ever been before.
It’s worked for years, to take small bites,
to tide me through the days and nights,
but now my body feels quite bent,
I’m throwing up an elephant.
© 1999 Bart Breen
