forget the world for a moment
quiet, quiet, quiet, sweet warmth on your chest, greys and yellows filter through the rich blue velvet curtains and envelop you in a midday daze. car revs up and away, the din of traffic from afar, deep underground a subway rumbles. your knuckles feel dry. your fingertips feel rough. we could just stay here for a while.
our bodies need rest. our minds need rest. where’s the window to the outside? cover it up for a second. we’re not meant to know everything at once. slow it down. notice the ceiling fan, the walls, the closet, the messy clothes. we could forget the world for a moment.
nobody can reach directly into your heart. that place is yours. build a sanctuary for yourself. pick up the rubble and piece it together brick by brick. nobody can wholly control your mind. it belongs to you. we can be alone, if only for an instant.