Here comes the great numb Wash over me Take every broken piece Until there’s nothing left But a speck of what could have been A glimmering shard that shines in the absence of light The piece of me that made you believe in brighter days You came too close You became hypnotized With the unspoken promise of bliss Unknowing to the darkness all around you You've fell into a hole You've been caught by the daunting, looming, ever observant onlooker A presence unknown by even the host Dragged by the tail end of the beast Playing the role of the puppet Pitter pattering in this wicked show Judgment clouded and unbeknownst to it all Yet privy to the aftermath of the onslaught The boy questioning his own reality Takes a sip And awaits the great numb To wash over him once again -Kevin Mareletse