Numb

her friend asked her
"did he break your heart?"
she replied,
while staring blankly at her shoes,
and clutching the crinkled note tightly
in her shaking hands,
"what heart?"

She was too numb to know.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2009

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March 13, 2009 at 1:07 PM
That was a truly chilling response the woman made to her friend's question. And yet, it is a universal feeling to which we can all relate. You describe the feeling of numbness so well! Love, Carolyn
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