Tea Time Anyone

 Tea Time

Tea time, anyone?
I longed for a place where the noise softened,
where peace didn’t have to defend itself.
A space untouched by judgment,
by side glances and sharpened words,
by the weight of other people’s expectations.

So I stepped away from the edges of the world
and built something gentle instead.

A teahouse
not just walls and windows,
but a pause.
A breath held long enough to remember myself.

Here, time slows.
Warm cups replace cold opinions.
Silence listens instead of accusing.
Comfort arrives quietly,
without asking who I was before I walked in.

This is where I rest from the outside world.
Where calm is not a reward,
but a right.

I created this place
because peace should be allowed to exist

and sometimes,
we have to build it with our own hands.