I Want to Say...

I want to say…

Nothing.

I’m ready to bake in the sun

Listen to the waves

Float in the sea

Hear other voices.

I want to say…

Hushing.

I’ve written all the words

Crammed them into books

Crashed Microsoft Word

Documents over 650,000 words will do that.

Who knew?

I want to say…

Napping.

The to do list is endless

Arbitrary deadlines exhaust me

Shades of grey cloud my vision

Shut down the inquisition.

I want to say…

Recess.

Time to be still

Be still to time

Still time to be

To still time—be.