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Peace Sounds Like a Key Turning in a Lock

Writing prompt: What does peace sound like? by Jenny Lane

2 min readJan 14, 2025

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Photo by Anna Zakharova on Unsplash

Cold, with teeth
The metal turns
Because you turn

Slip straight in —
Jostle the jagged edge
To win over what’s hollow

Hidden, dark, but now
Congruent — a fit within
Marries to the center

Audible click, solid
Grip affirms light’s new
Twist toward opening

Peace sounds like this
A key, a door, you
Unlocked, choosing

Freedom.

🗝️
Laurie Perez — Novelist

Thank you for leading me to this portal, Jenny.

Peace is not fluff and muted circumstance. Peace is congruency. When heart and mind align — when…

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Laurie Perez — Novelist
Laurie Perez — Novelist

Written by Laurie Perez — Novelist

I write because I must. I publish because I love. Let's be stars to each other.

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