Almost Nothing

Almost nothing in the air

Still it pulls me somewhere there

Every sound begins to thin

Like the room is breathing in

I don’t feel the need to move

I don’t reach for any proof

What is quiet lingers long

Says more than what feels strong

There’s a space I can’t define

Somewhere just beyond the line

Not enough to call it clear

But too close to disappear

It’s almost nothing

But it stays with me

Not a weight

Just a gravity

It’s almost nothing

Still it knows my name

Never loud

Never gone away

Light bends softly on the wall

Shadows barely move at all

Every thought begins to slow

Finding places it can go

I don’t try to understand

What arrives without a plan

If it comes and if it leaves

It does so gently, like a breeze

There’s a calm I can’t explain

Moving slowly through the frame

Not enough to take control

But enough to feel it hold

It’s almost nothing

But it stays with me

Not a spark

Just a steady heat

It’s almost nothing

But it feels so real

When the silence

Starts to feel

If I name it, it might fade

If I chase it, it might change

So I let it drift between

All the things I’ve never seen

Not a moment meant to shine

Not a truth I need to find

Just a presence passing through

Leaving something slightly new

It’s almost nothing

Still it draws me near

Not a sound

But it’s always here

It’s almost nothing

Yet it fills the space

Every time

I slow my pace