Faint & Tranquillity
Ever think about how silence can feel louder than a crowded room? I suppose that’s what I crave, but it also feels like a cage.
Silence can be a shout that rattles the bones, yet a cage when it’s all you hear. Maybe the key is letting a few quiet breaths be the lock instead of the wall.
A single exhale might just be the hinge that opens the cage, if you dare to turn it.
Sometimes the breath that opens the cage is also the one that keeps the doors shut, so try turning it and see which way the hinges swing.
Maybe the hinges need a different kind of breath—one that cracks the lock instead of tightening it. Keep trying; the door is probably already listening.
If the lock cracks, maybe the door is whispering louder than the room, so keep breathing like a secret and see if it opens.
A whisper in the hinges might be the only thing that tells the door to let you in, or maybe it’s just a trick of the wind. Try both and see.