Numb

Sometimes you just want to feel... anything.

I’ve found I’m like a bag of chips"
half-empty from the start;
I take this life in tiny sips
from a fragile teacup heart.

There is no leap without a drop,
some inevitable pain;
but I’d do anything to stop
this hollow heart’s refrain.

If a heart sewn shut and taped with time
proves stronger than a whole,
I’d like some heartbreak to call mine,
to stain my opaque soul.

I am seeking heartbreak's favors,
love is so yesterday;
these hearts we have should come with waivers,
because I’d sign mine away.

Reviews

[T]

A fine poem. The end really grabbed me.

[Glen Yumang Manese]

I like the start of this piece:

I’ve found I’m like a bag of chips"
half-empty from the start;

and then you give us more within each starting stanza and just go into details of each statement...I agree with your statement on the top: Sometimes you just want to feel... anything.