Sanctuary

The silence
I feel it settle
a hand
light
warm
steadying
on my shoulders
as I sit
in the warm room
sunlight pink
this morning

Outside the window
bare trees
cast shadows
I watch them
shift and blur
over a scattering
of dried leaves
and patches of snow

I sit
safe inside
the silence

I breathe in
the silence

3/15/18
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