chasing silence

Anxiety dances under my skin
to a discordant melody
and today the only thing  
that has settled it  
Is silence
 
The bus was almost empty
the radio was off
no one spoke  
and the engine hummed gently
 
For the first time in a week  
it felt like I could breathe  
 
I wanted to stay out today
but the world is too harsh  
and bright and loud  
so instead I'm going to seek peace
and follow the silence back home  
where I can rest  
and breathe easy again