My bed is empty.
My room is cold.
The sheets are rumpled and dirty.
I pull them up and straighten them.
Slow.
Meticulous.
Order is essential.
Ignore the chill.
The room is in disarray.
Pick up the pieces.
Everything in its place.
I dress in habitual silence.
There is no rush.
There are no tears.
I will leave dramatics to Cleopatra, Juliet, and Psyche.
I am made of ice, of stone.
I am impeccable and precise.
Like a machine.
I, too, can feel nothing.
Words in the night will not change me.
Will not make me weak.
I push back my curtains, to let in the light.
The morning fills my room.
But I am empty.
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