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Deafening silence

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The lump in my throat keeps getting bulkier as I stare out of the window. The bare light of dawn seeping through trying to sneak in the slightest bit of warmth among the cool breeze that’s swaying the translucent curtains ever so delicately. It’s so silent yet so loud. My mind is racing a million miles an hour. My thoughts are overly loud that they overlap causing an incomprehensible disturbance. This surely is enough to drive anyone insane, yet I’m miraculously compos mentis . It’s so peaceful outside, contrary to how it is deep inside. I feel the urge to silent those sounds and be a part of the world around me. The sounds nobody can hear. I feel the serendipity of the small bird as it lands on the window sill a few inches before my eyes. I see the weaker tree branches dancing with the light snore of the wind and feel the urge to imitate such a carefree act. But I'm trapped. Dawn stays for an utterly limited time before bidding my supposed peacefulness a