A Simple Act of Presence

What if presence 
is more important 
than your actions?

I believe it is…

I would live here now, 
and not move away from 
what is right at my feet.
This sudden urge to always need 

to be someone,
something, 
or somewhere else,
but here,
now, 
present in this stillness,
amidst the cacophony of 

crisis, 

sound, 

silence, 

and all of it blending into one thing.

Emptiness.

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