Samuel

Owning the Quiet

it’s just quiet in here.

no storm. no noise.

just me.

 

used to drive me crazy —

the boredom,

the emptiness.

felt like proof

that something was missing.

 

but now i let it sit with me.

the silence,

the stillness,

the nothing.

 

it’s not an enemy anymore.

it’s mine.

and for the first time,

i’m okay with that.