Silence

No words
Describe the silence
That breathes steady
And lives ever-changing
Beneath thought
That echoes inside
And between words
That call from outside

Chasing a thought
Translating a word
Can separate us
From the simple
Love for life
That we meant
To bring along
As a guide

Joyfully lost
Silence breathes air
Under the thoughts
And between the words
That wink and smile
Through a haze
That comforts
An illusion of control

Entering into the world
With careful intention
Confident and open with love
Sometimes feeling lost
Stumbling in darkness
Still willing to walk
Hand reaching through pain
To grasp life’s light