Silence

Silence has come with grace,

After the storm raging inside me has gone quiet
Giving way to a strange calmness
Descending on me like the morning mist.

The ache within me feels dull-
It's edges softening,
It no longer gnaws at my insides,
Enabling my free breathing.

I step inside my house
Where his fragrance still lingers in air,
But I choose myself this time
And feel happy again without a care.

People come and go in our lives-
Like the waves of a sea;
But I anchor myself in my self-worth,
Even when the sea is stormy.

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