You no longer could me hurt

With almost robotic resolve

My feelings asleep and inert

The correct words were used

Gracious smiles were in place

Detachedly I looked and saw

As if it had been a terminal case

And then how easy it all was

To not feel, but simply just be

Spend an evening of laughter

Full of mirth and curtsey

Have crossed a threshold new

Though the ache at times does rise

For it had been the only time I had

Found a halo that fit me for size…

~Glowing Embers~