nobody tells you what happens after when everything breaks and nothing answers it doesn’t scream it doesn’t fight it just sits there and waits …still here breathe in (breathe…) slow down (slow…) don’t move (don’t…) stay now (stay…) feel this (feel…) right here (here…) don’t run (don’t…) stay near (stay…) weight lifts (light…) soft now (soft…) less noise (quiet…) somehow (now…) light breaks (light…) through skin (through…) let it (let…) come in (in…) still here (still…) still breathing (breathe…) still something (something…) underneath (beneath…) not gone (not…) not broken (broken…) just opening (open…) slowly (slow…) children of the quiet staying come a little closer have you ever thought disappearing was kindness have you ever mistaken silence for being good then let the ones still here say …i stayed let the ones still learning say …i’m here (i stayed… i stayed…) (i’m here… i’m here…) (stay now… stay now…) (right here…) heartbeat slow (slow…) steady now (now…) nothing pulling (pull…) me out (out…) quiet stays (stay…) i don’t fight (don’t…) something settles (settle…) inside (inside…) still here (still…) still breathing (breathe…) still something (something…) underneath (beneath…) not gone (not…) not broken (broken…) just opening (open…) slowly (slow…) (still here… still here…) (breathe now… breathe now…) (i stayed… i stayed…) (i’m here…) still here… (still…) still… (stay…) here… (here…) …
