For a moment, and it need not be long
Turn away from entertainment and the consumption of news
And enter the beautiful wilderness that is silence
Stay there while the thought-traffic passes through
So many cars all going nowhere and incredibly fast
But you’re for silence so you wait and you watch
Until the rush hour has passed, the road quietens
Fewer cars drive carelessly through your mind, hardly any
The exhaust clears, your breathing deepens
And in the fresher air, as if by magic, you appear
A different you – one free from the fumes of too-busy thought
Beyond the traffic of your thoughts, you appear
There all the time though sometimes lost
But in the silence you return
This vulnerable lovely you
And you’re strong, you had quite forgotten
And you have a voice
And you will handle this day, you will handle it well
