Pressurized

quiet is unnerving

air, in its stillness

belies the charged tension

weighting her

waiting

birds flutter

restlessly

mocking static strain

with aimless

twittering

heaviness of heart

condenses

burdens crush

denser in

stagnant portent

breath thickens

saturated with apprehension

quickening

as she listens

for a gathering storm

(image: Deviant Art)