The most peaceful place~

The most peaceful place that I have ever visited doesn’t really ooze extravagance, but it’s pleasing all the same. The breeze that gently teases your skin as it wraps around me, comforting me. The still silence fills the void inside of me, allowing me to finally hear my thoughts after a noisy, busy day. The taste of freedom and tranquility in the air makes me forget all the sour thoughts that have occurred during the day. As I gently tilt my head upwards, tiny, glistening sparks of joy accessorize the dull night sky and the constantly moving clouds. They are calming … in an aggressive sort of a way. When I look at them, I wish for them to be together: to be one. One big ball of sparkly lights adorning the spilled black ink. But instead, it’s just fragments of light strewn across the canvas of eternity. As the clouds continue their journey – gradually moving forward- I see that the one big ball of light is actually really there. Covered in dark patches, it still sheds light that brightens my mood, as it sits there on its throne of clouds, as if it owns the sky. It does, though: whenever it comes out in all its glory, people always spare a few long seconds to gaze at it.  When I gather enough courage to look around me, I am still breath taken by the beauty of all the mountains; the way they look in the quiet night sky.

All the worry and the negative energy that is stored inside of me recedes as I breathe in the cold night air, that I feel as it travels down inside my lungs. The soft piano music that always plays in my ears whenever I come here through my earphones, along with all of the other pleasantries, makes me feel content. Content, and … grateful. Grateful that I can still enjoy this place while the rest of the world – or at least half of it anyways, - snores away. It’s late, but whenever I come up here, I never want to leave. Amongst all the loneliness that exists currently, this is the place that makes me forget everything and remember only to be grateful for the life I am living right now. Comfortable – though it has its flaws. Peaceful, even though all the day’s hustle can’t be eliminated completely.

It’s not much. It’s just an expanse of empty space bordered by concrete, a couple stories above the surface. But it’s a make-do heaven and land of temporary solitude, uncomprehendingly beautiful all the same.