- joni
Forced Stillness

Oh it is one of those mornings
where I am just sitting here
and being
still
and I don't like it.
I like the
stillness
but at the same time I don't.
All I can hear is the
stillness
but also the wind blowing
and the rain pelting
and the ringing in my ears.
stillness
one of those words
that sends shivers up some people's spine.
stillness
a choice to make
and sometimes it is a forced choice,
like what my husband has to do
as he recovers from his eye surgery.
To be so