the quiet spaces

"...Eddie and I still spent a lot of time together without saying much, but it felt like we were talking the whole time. At first it made me nervous. I was so used to hiding behind words that the silence made me feel more exposed than being naked. I was always trying to figure out what he was thinking and worrying about what to say next, but the more we are together, the more I don't even think about that stuff. I know whatever I feel is what I feel. Whatever I say is what I say. Everything else is just a game I don't have time to play anymore..."



-expert from "What Looks Like Crazy on an ordinary day" by Pearl Cleage