Filling the Gaps

Filling the Gaps

Sometimes

I get so sick of words

So much noise

Filling up the space

Like a wine glass

Let's let it be empty

For a while

And see what happens.

Let's see what arises

From the silence

What takes shape

From the void

Of nothingness.

Why do we fear

The darkness?

For without it

There would be no light;

We would not know

The sound of joy

The warmth of the sun

The renewed energy

That floods the body and soul

Upon awakening from sleep.

As the seasons change

Let us not resist

But surrender

To the elements

The wind, the rain,

The sun, the clouds;

To the frosty bite of cold

Sometimes leaving us

Aching right to our bones,

To whatever comes our way.

Let's not run from the discomfort

Disturb the stillness

Shatter the silence

Nor fill the gaps

Simply for the sake of it

And see what happens.