Life Vicissitudes Poem by Lilith Van'Nightinveil

In a world that swirls, a life that unfurls,
I stand in the midst, feeling nothing at all.
The laughter and tears, the love, the fears,
Seem distant and faint, beyond a thick wall.

Gone is the thrill of the morning's first light,
Lost is the warmth of the evening's embrace.
The colors of life, once vibrant and bright,
Now blend into gray, in time's relentless chase.

The world keeps on turning, the clock keeps on ticking,
But I stand still, numb to the core.
The joy and the sorrow, the mirth and the mourning,
I feel them no more, I feel them no more.

Happiness dances, just out of reach,
A silhouette fading, a ghost in the mist.
The echoes of laughter, the whispers of joy,
Are memories fading, lost in the abyss.

I am a sailor, adrift in the sea,
Lost in the vastness, numb to the storm.
The winds of emotion, the tides of feeling,
Are but gentle breezes, tepid and warm.

I long for the passion, the tears and the triumph,
The ache and the ecstasy, the love and the pain.
But I am an island, surrounded by silence,
Numb to the sunshine, numb to the rain.

Yet deep within, a stubborn spark persists,
A glimmer of hope, refusing to die.
I am numb to the world, but not to this feeling,
This struggle to feel, this struggle to try.

For the numbness is fleeting, the darkness will lift,
And once again, I will feel the sun.
In this world of feeling, of love and of pain,
The journey is long, but it has just begun.