Atrocity

sometimes my blankness gets the best of me

 

i am worried
I think there might be something wrong with me
No song has ever given me goose bumps
No movie has come with chills
I try to relate to friends
Who cry
For things that are fixable
Stories that are fictional
That are material
And meaningless
To the world
To me
I try
I cant
But I look
With morbid curiosity
At dead things in the road
In the news
I look at my life
At the tragedies in your life
In my life
I am not sad
I am not frightened
I am not disgusted
I look
I see
I feel.....
Nothing.

Author's Note

PLEASE if you take the time to read the poem I would appreciate if also take a moment to leave a review. Thank you!

Reviews

[jjwilbourne]

I really really liked this poem and the ideas behind it. I understand not knowing why you don't feel anything. I've had periods of time in my life like that.
Sometimes, though, looking back you realize you did feel things. You just didn't recognize it at the time.

[C. Rose]

Very relatable. I'm glad I read this. Flows well, the word choice is just the right amount of showy and direct. I like "I am not frightened I am not disgusted" and "morbid curiosity at dead things in the road" and "fixable .. fictional .. meaningless ... material"

[New Theory]

This is hard hitting, loved it. The tragedy and its after effects are so well portrayed.

[Emily]

I link how you start it off with 'i am worried'
It just made me want to read more!!
Keep it up!

[A. Amos]

Raw and direct...well done!

[Coyote Poetry]

Easy to hide emotion. Each of us are built different. I like the thoughts and questions brought to life in the words. Emotion is a two-sided coin. Can make you feel weak when overtook with and dead in heart when we don't. This poem open the door to a lot of coffee and conversation. Thank you for sharing the excellent poetry.
Coyote

[Scarlet Pulse]

The form of your poem captured me, the moment I saw it. It is an interesting poem, but I feel a little lost after reading it. There are a lot of components and characters to it and I am just not sure what the focus on.

[Michael X]

wow, this is intentfully powerful and the title fits like the perfect puzzle piece finishing the image, the emotion, the hard coating that colors this steel reserve, a real pleasure to read kayleen.

[deeps]

A strong emotional write here!
A very relatable one. I lke this and the set up you used!
Very well written.