Silence

Silence

Offer me silence

And I will take it within my outstretched arms

Knowing

It screams louder than sound sometimes

Silence is chemical and perfect

Blistering the avoided world that surrounds us

Like a fire

Burning white hot

Silence is cleansing

It scorches our minds

And fallows the thick soil of our thoughts

Leaving room for new endeavors

I enjoy the dark quiet corners of my mind

The untouched places

Where no one else can find me

But sometimes, to get there in my head

I have to abandon the world around me

And all the noise that comes with it

In order to find me

I have to lose you

Him

Her

Them

Everyone

Possibly even who I used to be

At least for a little while

Eventually my silence will break

And I will need another breathing soul near

But for now

My pauses in life

My escapes into silence

They are a way for me to find myself

To guide me away from the howling ghosts

That gather

Rising from too many collected moments and wrong turns

Silence is my perfect temporary companion

Robert Lloyd