Comfort Zone

somewhere

within this numb

i was able to emit

a garbled grunt

semi muffled

guttural

antagonistic

hidden behind

tired eyes

not quite a sneer

but not a smile

no measure of drama

no pleasure in karma

somewhere

within all this numb

the winds of change

blow cold

braced;

i reach for a jumper

i realise

the chill

emanates

from within

so, all on my own

i tread

carefully

alone

three steps

to the left

of my tiny comfort zone

three steps

to the right

and still nowhere

near home

three steps

forward

so many people

and here’s me

all alone

three steps

backwards

[-PAUSE-]

so yes...

…and no;

i may

have been sarcastic

but it probably was

just a noise

from the back

of my throat