Stillness Knows

Stillness is not empty.
It is the space where my body exhales
before my mind explains.

Calm is not the absence of movement.
It is the moment I stop forcing
what was never meant to rush.

My nervous system speaks quietly.
Not in panic.
Not in urgency.
But in signals I used to ignore
because I was taught to push through.

Now I listen.
To the slowing of my breath.
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