A Quiet Flame
A Quiet Flame She listens more than she will say, Her thoughts like rivers kept at bay. With steady gaze and subtle grace, She holds whole worlds behind her face. She wears a smile, so calm, so wide, But hides a storm she feels inside. Her eyes may gleam, her laugh may ring, Yet silence wraps her everything. She speaks in looks, in subtle signs, And buries truth between the lines. She walks in light, but holds the rain, Her voice is soft, her words are few, But oceans swell in what she knew. A quiet world of hidden pain. A quiet heart, a guarded soul A story there, but never told. No need to shout, no urge to prove, She moves in calm, a silent groove. Her strength is still, her truth runs deep A quiet flame she’ll always ...