Numb Mind

My mind numbs to reality.
This by design.
Fabricated by prescriptions, exercise, and Eastern meditation.
"It's for the best,"  I tell myself.
"I can handle this, not that, for now".
I hang on to words of the saying,
Don't ask for a lighter load, ask for a stronger back.
Most days, the business at hand masks the thoughts of the deep,
But when these deep, dark thoughts appear,
It is good to have a numb mind.