I create my own silences
Interspersed with periods of worldly pursuits
Yet they nest with consummate ease
Amidst all the hullabaloo
Removed from all social interactions
My own special zones
Of seclusion
Reflectivity
Where I contemplate my surroundings
Myself
In a fertile environment
Far removed from inactivity
Divorced from lazy meanderings
A zone of constant evolution
While existing in the present
Without any strings attached
Without any past regrets
Or even unbounded ecstasy
Just me and the moment
In deep conversation
Mellifluously flowing
In tune with the divine rhythm
Filling my mind
With a sense of tranquility
And sweet aloneness
Where there are no questions asked
And no answers given
Just existence at its purest
Letting go
Letting it be

Subir Chakraborty
13th Aug 2023