Silence

There is a calm presence in silence.
It becomes tangible.
You can feel its weight upon you.
Its devastating weight.

The effect of a touch.
It can raise each hair on your skin.
It can ease anxiety.
It can deliver terror.

The touch of silence.
Its soft brush against our cheeck.
The deceptive weight upon our backs.
Light and calming, heavy and destructive.

In the depths of silence emotion comes alive.
Thoughts become real.
Feelings are tangible.
Words break the heavy trance.

Unless there is no one to speak them.
Unless you are stuck in your solitude.
Unless you are a prisoner of your thoughts.
Unless the burden has already begun to choke your soul.

The touch of silence.
A deep embrace.
A soft kiss.
A pair of hands around your neck.

Silence is hard to find.
and hard to escape.