If Numb

March 11, 2016

If Numb~

if you see the flames, 

  but do not feel the warmth

if you see the smile, 

  yet do not feel the laugh

if you know the punch, 

  but do not feel its pain

If numbness is left,

  from stiffening frostbite

~

move inside,

  deep inside the home where winter snows 

live beyond windows

and fire burns in the belly, 

and in the hearth

~

notice, and dissect, and linger
you will learn again of keenness and sensibility

~

~ mary jane goodman