silence

When Silence Finds You First

The evening I reached home, the weight of the day had settled deep within me. Travel, work, and the quiet anxiety of unfinished tasks had drained something more than just energy. I was not just tired, I was spent.

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Where Words Fall Silent

There are moments in life when we realize how much we have been living inside words.

We narrate everything to ourselves.
We explain our feelings before we even feel them.
We rehearse responses before the moment arrives.
We turn every experience into a sentence, every emotion into a story.

It feels intelligent. It feels controlled. But somewhere along the way, the living part of life quietly slips past us.

Because life does not truly unfold in language.
It unfolds in experience.

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Silence

Silence holds a power deep,
Where noisy words may fail to keep.
Golden hush, a gentle grace,
While chatter builds a crowded space.

Silence warms, a soft embrace,
While talk may trip, a fleeting trace.
Stay still, and much is won,
Make a sound—to be outdone.
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