going numb head to toes

it's hard

not to shrug, not to shake

your head

and roll

your eyes at another mass

murder, another,

shooting,

another mindless

slaughter.

another gunman on the run.

another FBI hunt.

another suicide

bomber,

another religious fanatic,

another

demented

activist,

another plane

into a building, one more

knife attack

on a train.

another someone set

on fire.

another, another,

another.

going numb seems to be

the only,

though reluctant,

answer

to get through the day.