Smoke words every day.

I fed the fireplace until it learned my name⁣and what was left called itself free⁣⁣I searched for truth in every conversation⁣but found only the weight of my own listening⁣⁣my ears rang with every falsity I’d heard⁣until silence became the only tongue I trusted⁣⁣but even silence has an expiry date⁣and solitude began knocking from within⁣⁣I opened…