Ariel Perez

Numb

I lay there

as I lose feeling in my body

after the crying

after the hyperventilation

the end of my mental breakdown

no longer moving

barely breathing

crying but not feeling the emotions along with it

tears just drain from my eyes

last night was a storm

a cycle of rain and thunder

can\'t feel 

I look at what caused this

the feelings of love not surfacing back

I feel yet nothing

for the man in front of me

I feel nothing

I feel like an empty jar

with the lid sealed tight