Numb Poem by Jessica VanderZee

My days are growing darker
I'm becoming more alone
I have such little hope
I've stopped waiting by the phone

There's no reason to get up
so I stay in bed all day
I wish that I were numb
so this pain would go away

The tears come all too often
I'm tired but can not sleep
the water I've been treading
has become too deep

Sometimes people wonder
and if they start to ask
I'll just say I'm fine
and hide behind my mask

If only I was numb
I wouldn't feel this awful pain
because surely I'm not strong enough
to continue through this pain