Closer, Flicker in Flight

Numb

So they say

She is

Numb

She thinks

She is

Analyzing

And now, even careful.

And cautious.

As she'd like to believe

herself

It's a defense.

It's almost a reflex now.

For those that have happened in the past

Made her

 Who she is

And who she is not

Now.

Everyone ought to tell her directly--

Maybe through flourishing words
Maybe through straightforward words

And, then, extravagant gestures.

For she no longer trusts

What she thinks
She perceives.

For the past has taught her to.

She still doubts words.

But she gains greater anxiety
In deciphering gestures.

Together though,

Words

And actions,

There is her assurance.

And then there she might find

In herself,

Trust

And

Feeling.

Again.

And then he might find her as well.