all is quiet

All is quiet
and I am finally
at ease
with the quiet
that is.

It has taken a journey
through the valley of shadows
and on paths of light
to recognize
that in the quiet
I am.

I am
ok.

The quiet has long taunted me.
For what is there to do when all is quiet?
For me....
it meant
coming to terms
with what is real
and what is not....
so
I kept a certain amount of
noise around.

Noise distracts.
Noise diverts.
Noise fills up.

Right now
all is quiet.

And
I am
ok.