Paralysis

Photo by Nathan Dumlao on Unsplash

It seems foreign until it’s not

The hurt doesn’t even have to be physical

All that has to change is the position of her eyes

Once locked with yours

As if it was possible to create a new colour with two browns

Now torn away

Words are exchanged over text

Some are harsh

Perhaps not all are meant

But the stab is felt nonetheless

And everything else in the universe becomes inconsequential

The heart beats at an irregular rhythm

It was not ready

And it will go to great lengths to express this

Everything else will be shut down

The rainbow replaced by a monochrome