Silence centers me,
brings me peace,
if only for a brief interlude,
until the rumble of the noises
that are my thoughts, overwhelms.
I play a game I’ve created,
counting in ascending numbers,
hoping the diversion will
trick me into peace once more.
I seek the silence, the stillness;
seek the moment the mind
can isolate the bass notes,
hear a cardinal cry above the
wind swaying in the branches,
feel the snow hitting the pavement
as a winter storm begins.
The silence.
The freedom from the noises
that fill the air with urgency
and anguish.
The silence.
And the thought of you silent,
at peace,
flashes in me.
Silent.
At peace.