there is a silence

there is a silence unfolding,
slowly spreading around me.

distant voices are vanishing,
the noise of people drifting about
is gradually fading,
the haste and the rush
have left me behind.

i walk,
nothing concerns me,
i am just walking.

my shoes remind me
that this everchanging path
requires my constant attention,
uneven surfaces,
a sidewalk greeting my footsteps,
roots from surviving trees,
rocks and stones,
sand that has never reached the sea,
ashes from ancient fires,
tracks that swiftly disappear.

i walk,
nothing unsettles me,
i am just walking.

i do not regret taking the roads
that have led me here,
or the forks where i made
the most impossible decisions,
the crossings where my mind fell silent
and my heart had to throw me into the void,
a hand asking me to wait,
a tear rolling down,
another farewell.

i walk,
nothing troubles me,
i am just walking.

there is a silence spreading all around me,
sometimes the sound of thunder intrudes,
the light fades
the rain takes over,
the silence deepens between the falling drops,
and i become one
with the loneliness of the landscape,
in a stubborn body that keeps on going.

i walk,
nothing burdens me anymore,
i am just walking.