Peace Place

As the sliding doors close,
I hop on the train
with my suitcase full of
questions.
All the people smile and nod
with familiarity as I
take my usual seat.
I find myself more and more
resorting to this.
 
This is the only time
I’m sure of my destination.
Somewhere that gives me
peace of mind.
Where the air flushes
through me and provides
the perfect cleanse.
A place where the sun
permanently sits on the horizon
beyond the water
to remind me of how
grateful I should be.
 
This is where
all of my feelings and thoughts
and questions and uncertainties
unfold from the back of the
bottom drawer forcing
my heart, mind and I 
to have conversations
turned into interrogations that eventually become
defeated silence.

It's in this deafening silence 
where the depth of my senses
are awakened,
paralyzing me in my 
physical state,
and allowing me to 
accept the present
for what it is.

As I take my breaths-
Inhale,
Exhale,
I'm left with the ultimate
challenge-

Where am I going and
how am I getting there?