silence

Silence is comforting and heart breaking or at least that is how it has seemed lately.  The quiet has an austere hue that lingers in the air as if there is a sense of expectancy.  Take one breath, no take two, for the thoughts that tumble in and out of the head will eventually come to rest and give voice to reason.  The complexities of daily life have moments that create a sense of desperation where all that is desired is silence and solitude, and we finally achieve the precious moment where all is quiet in the world when we allow it to envelop us.  Solace will shroud the mind with a black veil in a way that makes an inescapable prison from the suppressed thoughts and issues that are plaguing the consciousness, yet there is a sublime beauty found within the black veil.  At first, the thoughts race and chase from one to the next at a fervent pace—then the peace comes—eventually all that is left is the stillness and every little noise is magnified.