I feel so empty

I have no more words-

Nothing to say.

The feelings dry up so quickly

I have no desire anymore

To capture my thoughts.

They fall flat-

Uninteresting, unfulfilling.

I still try, still struggle-

I want to set words free-

To watch them take shape-

To become bigger-

To release what’s in my heart-

And feel freer for it.

I can’t though.

I put pen to paper-

And it fizzles out.

I start, and never finish.

A mental lethargy

Has come over me.

I’m too tired-

There is no fire-

No yearning to share.

I look inside

And I just feel so empty.

S.D.C.             1-1-2010