Calm.

I've been warned enough
about the oncoming gloom,
nobody ever seems to talk
about the calm
after the storm.
That is surely where
the answer would be,
if there is any.
The lack of free advice
on this seemingly important front
makes me think
the storm isn't the villain in this story,
it's just a distraction you see
from all the nothing happening.

The ongoing calm
now that, is truly scary.

. . .