At ease with loneliness...

I don’t resist the silence now, I let it stay
It walks beside me softly, in its gentle way
The world still spins in noise I won’t chase
I’ve found my calm in choosing my own pace

Loneliness no longer hurts like it did
It opens up a room where my true thoughts can hid
A place to breathe without needing to prove
That I belong anywhere but where I quietly move

I’ve grown more silent, measured in what I say
My words arrive only when they choose to stay
There’s peace in not being fully known
In standing steady, speaking less, staying grown

And maybe growing up isn’t bright but slow
A soft surrender to the things we can’t control
Just me, unfolding gently where the quiet lies
At ease with loneliness, no tremble, no Goodbyes.