Fade

I say no; they say yes

I say yes and they ignore

A pat on the back and an empathetic caress –

Can save you from fading into nothingness

I say I can

But their brows are raised

When I say I shall fail; they are thoroughly amazed

A tear escapes, I fear, I shall fade into nothingness

I say yes; I say yes

They offer me a cold embrace

I freeze, I freeze as the wind of change sashays

My time is up and my fear escapes, for I have faded into nothingness…