before replying \ a pause before words



before replying \ a pause before words

Before replying, there’s often a small gap.
A breath you don’t notice taking.
A moment where words haven’t arrived yet.

 

It doesn’t need filling.
It doesn’t need explanation.

 

This space isn’t hesitation.
It’s attention settling.

 

Sometimes the reply changes because of it.
Sometimes it doesn’t.

 

What matters is that the pause was allowed
to exist at all.

 

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