Silence

Silence never helped.

It always unsettled me.

Creeping up on me.

Trapping me.

When there is only silence

I feel so...

so alone,

so afraid.

Not even my own fictional worlds

crafted with gentle hands and a heavy heart

can ever help.

So I listen.

I listen carefully.

For every sound,

every rhythm,

every word.

I string each of these together,

creating my own music,

my own symphony.

My heart lifts,

floating in the warmth of a million sounds.

So many colours and dreams.

I've suddenly left the blank canvas to live in a world that I've sought for.

I'm happy.

I'm safe.

I'm free.

This.

This is why I listen.

I don't just hear,

I listen.

Listen closely.