• What would happen if time stopped
    And the world was smothered in shadows and its colors dripped away?
    Would the world finally be silenced?
    It'd be at peace, would it not?

    I'd see nothing.
    I'd see the sky gray with immovable clouds.
    I'd see a leaf suspended in the air,
    Detached from its tree.
    I'd see a ball just about to be kicked and the grass below waiting to flow.

    I'd hear nothing.
    I'd hear a song without words, rhythm, or sound.
    I'd hear people's laughter, with no intention of good.
    I'd hear someone calling me, muffled by nothing and yet cannot be heard.

    I'd feel nothing.
    I'd feel the wind's embrace,
    But not to me.
    I'd feel everyone's warmth,
    And still feel cold.
    I'd feel alone.

    What would happen if time stopped
    And the world was smothered in shadows and its color dripped away?

    I'd miss everything, and still long for more.