Peace Upon Re-Entry

Being single has been a slow returning to myself

Being single has been a slow returning to myself

Photo by James Forbes on Unsplash

I woke up in the middle of the night to the rare and precious sensation of perfect peace. It shouldn’t have felt peaceful. After all, I’d been pulled from a deep sleep to the sound of a puppy whimpering to go outside, and I’d only just fallen asleep after having taken care …