Surrendering to silence, and the acceptance of peace

Silence is annoying

It’s obnoxiously loud

It bangs and clangs in my ears

Sometimes it beeps and hums

It hurts

~

So, I talk and complain

I scream and I beg

I laugh and I cry

I squeal and I moan

I blast random music

I chase every sound

Running from silence

Fearing the stillness

~

Then one day

I stop

I face the fear

I dive into the quiet

Holding my breath

It’s not silent

There’s the beat of my heart

Breath expanding

And contracting in time

Time

Tick

Tock

Tick

Tock

Focus

Release

Distract from reality

Breathe

Allow

Surrender

Peace

The silence I feared

Is the ease I was seeking

The alignment I yearned to achieve

A feeling of self

A connection of soul

Blending

Becoming

Living