A poem about silence, avoidance, and the presence that remains when we refuse to face it
***
In the room
Still. Silent.
My breath did not move.
Still. Silent
The air stayed.
Still. Silent.
Forgotten.
The light dimmed.
***
Something saw.
I didn’t.
I saw too, did not –
Meet.
It waited.
And waited.
Still-
Unseen.
***
Till when I thought,
It combed my mind.
When I walked,
It darted.
When I stood,
It jumped.
I wanted peace-
It called.
I did not answer.
***
It was always –
There.
In the silence.
Always seeing.
Always moving.
Always following.
Never met.
***
Always –
There.
***
What listens when no one speaks?
What follows when no one is there?
Mirrors of the Mind is a collection of five psychological horror stories exploring memory, identity, and the quiet things we try not to see.
I’ve always been drawn to stories that linger rather than shock — ones that stay with you after the page is turned. This collection is my attempt at that kind of quiet unease.
If that resonates, you can find it here:
