Talk to me of silence

How it pools

How it rolls

How it covers the bowed shoulders

With a soothing warm glow

Talk to me of silence

How it allows the lungs to breathe

And the softer sounds of birdsong

Come drifting the breeze

Talk to me of silence

Except then there wouldn’t be any to find

So I’m walking away from conversation

And burrowing deep into my mind

Heart

Soul.

Talk to me of silence

I can’t hear you anymore

I’ve become so very silent

And closed the outer door

You can continue chatting

But I’ve sunk down to my feet

I’m listening to something different

I’m lost in deep retreat