There are moments when everything finally seems to settle.
The breath slows.
The shoulders soften.
The eyes close without fear.
From the outside, it may look as though everything is resolved.
As though the storm is far behind.
But inside…
something is still stirring.
In this piece, calm is not an ending.
It is a threshold.
A space between what has been endured
and what is quietly burning to come into being.
The orange tones are no longer flames.
They are embers.
Contained energy — alive, restless.
She is no longer fighting.
No longer resisting.
But she is waiting.
Waiting for the world to align with what she already feels ready within herself.
Waiting for the outer movement to catch up with the inner momentum.
Inside the calm,
there are still quicker heartbeats.
Restrained impulses.
Dreams gently pressing against the chest.
It is no longer pain.
It is no longer fear.
It is anticipation.
That fragile and powerful moment
when you know something is coming, and you are ready.
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