Empty.
That's what I feel.
A hollow echo in my chest.
A weightless void.

I wish I didn't care.
Didn't feel the sting of words,
The weight of expectations,
The crushing disappointment.

Wish I didn't see the hurt,
The pain, the fear,
The sadness.
The way it hangs in the air,
Like a fog, a toxic haze.

Wish I wasn't so damn sensitive.
Wish I had thicker skin,
A tougher...