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q u i e t

when my mind

is alone

without the hurt

but with the ache,

without the bliss

but with the calm--

I'm quiet.

because I can see

the storm creeping in

over the horizon

and I want the sadness with it

to creep in unnoticed,

and when you're quiet,

no one notices the rise and fall

of your mood

or you.

no one notices

the empty chair

or the silence you bear

or the truth

you keep hiding inside

that no one's looking for