Challenge
Numb
Write a poem about a person who feels numb.
Sunset on the Soul
Wildflowers grace
the edge of the canyon
Radiant golden,
sun-kissed horizon
Warmth of summer rays
caresses bare skin
That’s cooled by the balmy,
westerly winds
No feelings evoked
when gazing upon
The beauty present
from dusk until dawn
Your heart locked away
without any key
Numbed, to avoid
any more damage, thee
Passing through life
with it all turned to “off”
Anesthetic, the wounds,
comes with a cost
Colors grow dimmer
the longer you’re numb
Until you slow-fade;
soul sets like the sun
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