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silence overwhelming
muffles ears, and
heart,
and my soul too.

a tempest awaits over
yonder,
just
behind this thick and seductive calm,
upon which
I rest a weary head-

upon which,
I lose all fear
and dread.

and with that first CRACK
of release,
a rumbling of unfathomable possibility follows,
and I am reborn and
free,
and again at peace.