Alexithymia



Ask me how I feel
And I'll just sit there.
Contemplating.
Hesitating.
Unsure of what to say.

I'll tell you that I'm fine.
Letting you know that I'm A okay.
But I am different.
My reactions are somewhat flawed.
I assure you.

You can go into depths with a story
And I'll say that I can relate.
Reliving something similar;
Just to find out that
I'm without words for such emotions.

Have I truly ever been in love?
Or was it just a fantasy?
My mind plays these tricks on me;
Telling me how I should feel,
But I felt nothing.

My heart is screaming out;
Yet there's not a thing I can do.
No words to describe this moment.
So many questions;
Yet no one around to give the answers.

Ask me how I feel
And I'll just stand there.
Smiling.
Laughing.
Pretending.
What I've felt is not the same....
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Written on November 21, 2021

Submitted by Arx7Echo on January 02, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme Abccd xdexf gxxxh xggac xfehx Abcccx
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 789
Words 182
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 6

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