I have no arms
To embrace you,
To protect you,
To give you comfort.
Only lifeless branches,
Reaching out for nothing.
I have no heart
To love you,
To pity you,
To give you hope.
Only a hollow box,
Gathering air and dust.
I have no eyes
To see you,
To admire you,
To give you tears.
Only glass marbles,
Watching the white darkness.
I have no ears
To hear you,
To know you,
To give you presence.
Only narrow caves,
Absorbing the vast stillness.
I have no lips
To kiss you,
To call you,
To give you words.
Only naked wounds,
Numbing my broken voice.
I am an empty puppet:
Deaf, mute, and blind
-- Barren as the Dead Sea.
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