Exhaustion
My brain feels numb
Today my brain decides to detach from my heart.
It hears but not listen,
It looks but not see.
**
It numbs itself, because
It feels abused,
By the endless demands of the self.
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I believe I have wronged it.
Have I not known of its fatigue?
But why have I not given up summoning it?
**
With the numbness,
I must now live.
A punishment for my yearning to discern everything.
**
With the numbness,
I must now breathe.
A punishment for my craving to know everything.
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Stella Yan PhD
PhD in Physics. Residing in the US. Deeply engaged in the exploration of math, science, and personal introspection; truly amazed by the mysteries of the universe and the complexities of the human mind.
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Your poetry is wondrous sadness. Sending Light & Healing Energy to you from Indiana. (I love your profile too!)
So true! We must learn to be easy on ourselves or we will collapse!