A moment of clarity
The scene is empty at a glance
Rituals rule the day
Given way to fast-paced plays,
unimpressive ways
The heavy blanket
threatening to suffocate
Then the noise intrudes
A welcome moment?
The clouds clear
for the clarity is unexpected
Please move on now
peace is now realised within
Silent thoughts of the not so lonely
-Camille Delaquise
This poem appears in Behind the Facade, Camille’s debut contemporary poetry collection. A moment of clarity speaks to the sudden arrival of inner stillness — that rare break in the pressure of routine where peace emerges unexpectedly and the self can finally hear its own quiet truth.