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Gift of Settling
It is handed to me gently,
no ribbon, no receipt,
no return policy mentioned.
Just a promise
that I can finally rest.
I hear wanting was the burden.
That desire made life unstable.
Reaching kept me dissatisfied,
making my mind noisy.
This will fix all that,
the generous gift
of yearning more
never more.
Promises of steady thoughts,
of mental silence,
of full body relief.
Removing my need
to measure myself
against what I could be.
To be gone those days
of leaning forward,
of fantasising about the future,
these days of lack and of lust.
It’s called a gift
to keep me from resisting,
from refusing to accept the fine box.
I don’t mean to be ungrateful,
but I kind of like my hunger.
I kinda like living my life
in the unknown space
between enough
and more.
©2026 Samia Oldman
WHAT IS HUSH HALO?
Hush Halo is a dystopian fantasy poetry collection set in a near-future shaped by technology, silence, and optimized perfection. Each poem is paired with its own immersive soundscape. Learn more in Square One.
Context: After the Great Optimization, a privileged group integrated into the system, believing they had now perfected themselves.
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This hit me.
“It’s called a gift
to keep me from resisting,
from refusing to accept the fine box.
I don’t mean to be ungrateful,
but I kind of like my hunger”