no clever lines
this time
no witty come-backs
no play on words
no metaphors
no denials
no justifications
no definitions
no explanations
just words
as they are
meant to be read
plain and
as simply put
i'm gonna rest
my pen
i'm out of
phrases
out of sentences
out of emotions
they were
wrung out of me
so i'm just
gonna stop
i am meant to
just stop
i'll come back
when the words
are no longer blurry
when my eyes
clear up

for now
i'm just gonna
leave you be
that was all
you ever asked of me