I stayed in the mountains
spent some time by myself
to read and write and relax
silence scared me or so I thought
pushing back the noise of every day life
to embrace to silence of a still room
made me uncomfortable at first
I finished a few books and
scribbled down a couple of poems
I found my creativity in the silence
I cannot recall the last time
a single word didn’t come
out of my mouth for a whole day
by the end I realized how much
I embraced the silence of being
by myself without feeling lonely
Kelly Severseike 