Poem: Rested Mind – 10/02/21

We went through isolation, 
lockdown for many months, 
we craved human interaction, 
now I treasure tranquillity for myself. 

Being stuck between four walls
had caused me much distress, 
now I enjoy the hush of it — 
instrumental to my peace,
the meditative nature of my success. 

It’s not that I don’t treasure
time spent with family and friends, 
it’s not that I’m not grateful
that many restrictions were able to end. 

However, I’ve learned to accept and appreciate
time alone, by myself,
quietness I’d never yearned to find, 
a busy calendar?
No, a rested, calmed body, life, and mind in themselves.

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