these hands stay empty; I stay tired

I have these hands, they are holding nothing.

there is no grip left to loosen

There is nothing

being asked here

no response is

required

nothing needs to be kept in place

there is no effort to maintain

no response is

required

no response is

required…

These hands are still empty,

still holding nothing

the pieces don’t get picked up

there is no tension to manage

no balance is being kept

no response is

required

no balance is being kept

the weight on these shoulders is not lifting toward anything

this jaw is not set

nothing here is asking for attention

there is no signal to answer

the weight on these shoulders is not lifting

There is nothing

being asked here

there is no signal to answer

no response is

required…

I have these hands, they are holding nothing.

These hands are still empty,

still holding nothing

the pieces remain scattered and broken

if there is a noise, no response is required

These hands stay empty I stay tired