I invite the silence

On By Ka Malana - Fiestaestrellas.comIn Astrology, Chronic Pain, Creative Writing, Creatrix

I invite the silence 

While I’m running fingers through my hair

When I slip a dish into the dishwasher 

I open my ears, 

The sounds of clink and swish from the water

I call to what’s under that

My heart beating 

Keeping pace with my movements 

Supplying me

One moment and I’m in 

A dream

In between the turning of this page

In between the passion of dreamed kissing

I’m between the sticks that rub together making fire crackling

I’m setting the table

I’m driving the car

I’m grieving for silence

To be alone with my precious losses;

or to run from them within the quiet

Where a scream cannot escape in the same way 

Under this examination 

Under this breath

The stillness of my inner winds

I crave the silent cave

Of my inner knowing 

The moment of sweat that collects on my brow 

That elicits the wind

That joins with the wind

That feels the flush of air 

That knows spacious longing 

And a settling 

That sits with grief as a blanket 

and while I lift this next dish into the sink, full now of sacred, too

I poise it over the dishwasher 

Considering which shelf is best,

I hug myself a little more tightly

I reassure me:

The trees know you long for them, too

The grass knows your ear against the ground

Listening 

The listening knows your listening even when 

You talk past everyone in the room;

Why? 

Because you are made of earth, and she is you. And you are not a random 

Stranger to this land

Your blood and veins 

And the molecules and atoms

And smaller still, inside quarks 

You are sparkling with divine 

delight 

And your silence is indeed so spacious and filled with creation, bustling and ready to go..

If only, if only, there was a response. 

Call and response is the nature

of dance,

music,

art,

Truth.

Shakti and Shiva

Yin and Yang

Bless me with this urge to know

As it is deeply sparkling within me;

Let my longing not be an imposter for

Another distraction

But lead to all the timeless Romes..

through silk roads and deep within

the forest.

A dish is not a dish here.

I can live many lives within this one,

I can live, even, quite possibly

without you.

24 thoughts on “I invite the silence”

    1. Oh you are so right! I’m delighted to read your beautiful words. Thank you for letting me know. Btw, I tried to comment on your post but having problems once again with the app!

      It’s significant to me that we shared this wavelength! 🙂🫶🌻

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  5. The world pokes us in so many ways Ka. And the amazing part is, we do digest it all in our silence, and then poke and prod it right back. It is a powerful journey kind lady, even in the silk roads of a dishwasher 🤗❤️🙏

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  8. I saw you as I read , your petite frame bent in this aesthetic soul that emanated this verse of purity and your spirit that felt all of these sensibilities that you describe so beautifully eloquent .. a deep sigh escapes my lips as the divinity of your heart spills in every word wrapping my senses .. I feel the peace and the love ❤️. your quintessential beauty is out there in every word and every pause.

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  9. Wow! I’m going to read this again. The stillness of my inner winds/I crave the silent cave Of my inner knowing… sounds/feels therapeutic. ….through silk roads and deep within the forest… and comforting. Thanks for getting me to take a deep breath and exhaling a silent sigh.

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