Dull ache.. 
I am numb...
Strangers, neighbors
Friends, family
And widespread doom
Raging pyre fires
Singe me..
Scar me...
Fear surges in my veins..
I want to breathe..
But hold my breath
To swim through this tide...
Hoping to be on the other side
Unscathed..
Free..
Alive..
Breathing!

But..
The sea breathes
Unhindered...
And forests sway..
Celebrate birth of a new dawn
Sun smiles 
Moon sighs..
Nature thrives..

I am numb..
Dull ache..
The forever rush, 
All for nothing..
Time stands still!

A faraway voice,
Implores..
Pause.. Think.. Acknowledge
Pause...
.
.
.
Brain-freeze?