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In the Quiet of Being Known

A poetic prose

By Pritam LaskarPublished 13 days ago 2 min read
In the Quiet of Being Known
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In the quiet of being known, there is a solace that transcends the cacophony of everyday existence. It’s in the gentle awareness that comes when someone understands the rhythms of your soul without a word spoken. The comfort of being known lies not in grand gestures, but in the subtle nuances of recognition—where a look, a pause, a smile holds the weight of a thousand words.

"To know him is to understand the silence that he wears like an old, familiar cloak."

"She finds peace not in the raucous laughter, but in the shared glance that knows the joke before it's told."

To be known is to be gently unwrapped, layer by layer, with hands guided by patience and eyes gleaming with kindness. It’s to have your fears, your hopes, and your dreams held with reverence, as if they were fragile treasures. In this knowing, there is an unspoken promise that they will cradle the fragile parts of you with the same tenderness as the strengths you proudly wear.

"He sees the poetry in her everyday movements, the dance in her routine."

"Her true laughter—a rare melody—is music he alone knows how to elicit."

Being known is like a soft whisper in the dark, a voice that calls out to the most secluded parts of your being, urging them into the light with the warm timbre of familiarity. It is the deep comfort of a shared silence where nothing needs to be filled because the void is already brimming with unspoken understanding.

"In his gaze, she finds a mirror for her unvoiced dreams."

"In her presence, he senses a sanctuary for his unsorted thoughts."

This profound connection allows you to breathe a little easier, to drop the masks you wear for the world, and to be your most authentic self. Being known in such a way means you are never truly alone; you carry with you the essence of another who has seen and celebrated your true form.

"She doesn’t need to speak; her sighs are words he understands perfectly."

"The stories in his eyes are chapters she reads with her heart."

To be known is to have your innermost self echoed back to you, not in echoes of distortion, but as a clear, resonant affirmation of your existence. It’s a bond that deepens not just through shared experiences but through the quiet moments of mutual recognition that stitch the days together.

"His quietude is not loneliness, but a dialogue she is attuned to."

"Her resilience is silent but known to him, seen in the way she holds the world."

In the quiet of being known, life’s chaos is met with a calm that anchors. Here, in the harbor of understanding, the soul finds its resting place, safe in the knowledge that it is truly seen, truly heard, and, above all, truly loved.

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Comments (4)

  • Esala Gunathilake13 days ago

    Liked your work. Excellent for me!

  • Manisha Dhalani13 days ago

    Lovely!

  • Novel Allen13 days ago

    Beautiful words indeed, but can anyone really know another...best we can do is guess.

  • This was so beautifully written! Loved your poem!

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