Atrophy

Atrophy. Verb.

to gradually decline in effectiveness or vigor due to underuse or neglect.

it's a terrible word, I admit;

often times i say it again and again out loud,

feel each syllable roll out of my tongue,

become untangled,

fall to the floor

in one dark-red mass.

ˈatrəfē.

at- roph- y.

examples: you could say

Society's morals are atrophying

or

cancer can cause one's health to atrophy

or

somehow our friendship is atrophying even though I see you everyday.

my definition:

I am watching myself gradually decline

due to underuse or neglect:

Watching someone I once knew turn to a stranger,

Stranger. noun: a friend you haven't met

or else someone you ought to be scared of

or else someone you shouldn't talk to.

you shouldn't talk to me.

my favorite word is a terrible word

and I like to be sad.

I like to watch things go away slowly,

I like it when the light fades from the sky,

as if stolen,

atrophying into a dark, dark night.