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

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