Nothing

I dive right in.
I let go this emotion.
I fall deeper within,
In this endless ocean. 

I breathe hope in,
False air asphyxiates me. 
I know that I won’t win.
There is no remedy.

I feel within,
If I can feel such a thing, 
Inside my heart wherein,
The feeling of nothing.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2007

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