The Quietest Love Song

by Sam Tumblin

The finest love song

is not always sung aloud.

Sometimes it lives

inside an empty room,

where silence wraps itself

around weary thoughts

like a soft evening cloud.

Being alone

can sharpen the spirit,

teaching the heart

how to stand without applause.

Let the world question you.

Let them misunderstand.

Not every path

needs permission to bloom.

For in the stillness,

between doubt and dawn,

you slowly discover

where your soul belongs.