Converse

Sometimes I sit in silence...
A wave of emptiness takes over...
I tune out the white noise of daily life...
No thoughts...
No feelings...
Just me and the empty space my gaze is fixed upon...
The world passes on without me...
Time ticks...
No one realizes my absence...
Free in the captivity of my mind...
I'm at peace...
Suddenly, as if shocked back to life, I hear my heart beat again...
I begin to feel...
Thoughts form...
Words vibrate from my lips...
I pick right back up where I left off...
The monotony of conversation.