Sweet Nothingness

The picture is from my lofty perch looking out at the lake.

Sweet Nothingness

I am numb, no warmth, no coldness.
My skin feels like someone else's.
My mind is calm and at peace.
I am neither sad nor happy.

I feel no pain as the water crashes against the shore.
As darkness surrounds me, my heart beats with no joy.
My spirit floats free, yet it is bound to this form.
The cool breeze gently caresses my naked body.

I look down on the waves and smile.
My eyes are as dry as the sands in the desert.
In this moment, I have set it all free, and I grasp nothing.

I hold onto nothing because it is all meaningless.
Nothing matters, and I am okay with that.

I should feel shame for what I think and feel.
Instead, I grin for I have none, there is only this moment.
The cold deck boards beneath my bare feet mean nothing.
The breeze blows around me from my lofty perch.

I see the lights on the distant shore and wonder.
Is there someone on the other side as exposed as I?
Are they numb and bare, as open to all this?

I breathe in and breathe out, and it means nothing.
These moments are so few and far between.
Cherish them as deeply as you can for they are brief. 

Reviews

[B]

First off
I would give an arm and a leg to be sitting right next to you
Something about nature
reminds the soul
of how irrelevant this dramatic life we have within that mind
A state of nothing matters anymore comes into play
No human being to make the mind churn
And nature says
listen i will accept you for everything you are and are not ..... for all your wrongdoings and good deeds

just sit here
and be

[H.L. Cerveise]

Yes I love those moments but like the last line says the are brief. Thank you for reading and reviewing this poem.

[Kirsty Woodward]

"I am numb, no warmth, no coldness."

Is feeling nothing a feeling in itself?

Great first line and a beautiful message.

[H.L. Cerveise]

Thank you for reviewing my writing. Your question is a very Zen question, can there be light without darkness or vise a versa. Zen is full of contradictions and so is life that is the point.

[Kirsty Woodward]

Haha! I like this answer.

[H.L. Cerveise]

You think that is funny, I am sure you will like this quote from Benjamin Hoff in his book; I love it, "The Tao of Pooh"

“Rabbit's clever," said Pooh thoughtfully.
"Yes," said Piglet, "Rabbit's clever."
"And he has Brain."
"Yes," said Piglet, "Rabbit has Brain."
There was a long silence.
"I suppose," said Pooh, "that that's why he never understands anything.”

[Kirsty Woodward]

Haha! Excellent! I love a good quote.

[Emily]

Love the first line!
Keep it up!!

[H.L. Cerveise]

Thank you for reading and reviewing my writing.

[Joshua Marshall]

"When you're alone, silence is all you know". Wonderful poetry!

[H.L. Cerveise]

Sorry I thought I had already responded to your review. I am glad you enjoyed it, and I think we all need these moments to freshen our lives.

[Coyote Poetry]

I agree with your words and your thoughts.
"I hold onto nothing because it is all meaningless.
Nothing matters, and I am okay with that."
Quiet, peace and calm. Rarely known in a lifetime. Thank you for sharing the excellent poetry.
Coyote

[H.L. Cerveise]

Thank you for reviewing my writing. Yes, quiet, peace and calm is rare, and I do treasure those brief moments.

[Coyote Poetry]

Me too and you are welcome.

[William Liston]

I enjoyed reading this, but look at the first line of the fifth stanza. I think that should say "shame" and not sham. Thanks for sharing this.

-William Liston

[H.L. Cerveise]

William you are so right. I had it correct in the original from the archive I have but lost the e on the move. Sometimes fixing grammar issues my program cuts things off it should not. Thank you so much and it is now corrected.

[Luisa König]

You describe this emptiness so well.
I feel like i am with you..

[H.L. Cerveise]

Thank you. Yes an emptiness that is all so rare for us writers I fear. However, I would not change myself for any price.