A Silencing

Today I retreat into shades of gray
Not as an escape to avoid 
But as a silencing 
So I can hear my one true voice

It comes to me
As a whisper on the breeze
As a familiar scent
Wafting

And I feel Her peace
And sense Her strength
Impregnable 
She envelopes me

Breathe, She says
Breathe for those who can't 
Breathe for George Floyd
Feel Me and breathe

Just this
Feel My peace
Feel My resolve 
And breathe

Then the tears of release come
She's got this
Today, all I need to do
Is just breathe

bjbeyers 2020