reading #246

ATE by Katya Mills

you cannot miss my omission

tell us about it
about your path
they asked

listening and leaning in to me
with wild rambunctious eyes

when this moment arises
I say nothing
or little

I may say nothing later
I may never say anything
at all

or very little

you think you want

my words

yet

you cannot miss
my omission

it is always a
most spectacular
event

silence

I had to re-expose my life to the silence, to feel its presence and warmth.
                 It gave me back my warmth and presence, asking nothing in return.