I live a quiet life.

I’m a mostly quiet wife in a necessarily quiet house –

I’d rather be alone than in a group,

I operate better that way.

but that’s the tricky part.

–

the voices in my head —

 

you’re not [________] enough

 

a record that never stops playing, although the voices vary in nature.

 

sometimes repetitive,

 

sometimes demeaning

 

sometimes deprecating

 

Always present.

–

In my quest for quietness,

In my search for solitude,

I found it.

But they found me.