calm. When you hold my hand, the world is calm Like someone pressed the sticky pause button On a remote in the back of my desk drawer Putting the world on hold just for me. You grip my hand, and pull me forward Into the blinding light of a new day And as we’re walking, I can hear everything…
ART by JULIA LINDSAY WORDS by GILLIAN HODGE
The wind whispering in the trees
The crunching of the leaves beneath your boots
The soft sigh of another person at peace
And closing my eyes, I feel it all…
The sun on my face
The warmth of your fleeting presence
The hug of the breeze as it flies around me
And you’re beautifully quiet, but it says enough.
Some say that peace is hidden in the eye of the storm But for me, peace is hidden in you And as we return, and the world starts up again I’m overwhelmed by messages and phone calls Letters piled high in the front hall Taunts and cries and relentless thoughts And I can’t find the remote to make it stop But I still hold onto the serenity Your hand in mine The calm you give me in a screaming world. x
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