I stopped counting days When nothing needed fixing Time learned how to bend Around what I was missing I used to fill the quiet Like it owed me an answer But silence doesn’t break It only teaches patience Some thoughts don’t want to leave They just want space to breathe Like roots beneath the ground Growing where you cannot see I didn’t lose my way I learned how not to run This is where silence grows Between the things I know Not loud enough to guide me Not sharp enough to hurt This is where silence grows And somehow feels like home A place I don’t explain I simply let it work I don’t need every memory To justify my scars Some moments lose their weight When you stop asking why they are I’ve carried names and versions I don’t answer to anymore I left them in the garden By a half-forgotten door Let it stay Let it fade This is where silence grows When I loosen my control I don’t need to be repaired I just need to feel whole If meaning is a season Then maybe this is mine Not bright, not dark Just quietly alive This is where silence grows Not empty, not alone It doesn’t ask for answers It only asks for time This is where silence grows And I finally allow The parts of me that waited To rest instead of shout Nothing blooms in noise Everything waits
