Power of Silence

Silence grips the whole of me.

Not like a vice,

But like a hand.

It gently reaches out to stop my anxiety descent.

Water encases me.

Not like ice on a river,

But with fingers of silk.

It folds over my skin,

To keep my sanity afloat.

Silence hugs me down.

It doesn’t pin me,

But sets me on my back. 

My chest becomes a dance floor

As hundreds of tiny sprites

Ignite my heart with their steps.

Love captivates me.

It doesn’t suck me through a straw

And swallow me alive.

Like a hammock it surrounds my heart.

And swings back and forth,

Back and forth…

Its rhythm lulls me to smile.

Silence centers me.

Not like a soldier ready to salute me,

But like a wee bird,

It slowly chips away from inside my fragile shell.

And gives me fearless possibility.