emptiness

exhaustion

loneliness and despair

shadows ebb and fall, and feeble light cannot compete.

playing the music softly

lyrics creeping into a foggy receptacle

a mind blank, bereft of emotion, devoid of thought

and all that lingers is the blueness of the melody

caressing the depression

softening the cold.

closer the aura becomes

existence only in the muffled music

a heart’s beating

and steady, unwavering gaze of vacant introspection

no special thoughts or feelings

no desire to accomplish a thing

just space and time and emptiness

not even a waiting

just being

being. solitary.

alone.