An Exercise in Stillness

I hear nothing
but a deafening silence.




I see people,
their mouths open
yet their words escape me.




Is it truly silence
or the turmoil
that my heart screams out?




I let go of fear,
only to fear.




I let go of guilt,
only to be guilty.




I sought silence,
only to hear.




I sought calmness,
yet I am disturbed.




Yet my heart is still,
for now I can hear,
the Voice
n the deepest recesses of my heart.