Somber and content

Melancholy

My perfect emotion

Photo by Chris Neumann on Unsplash

I’ve always liked sad music, heartbreaking books, and movies about love and loss. Last week when I was writing, listening to a classical playlist, a tragically sad song came on, one that made my pen slow down and a flood of warmth moved through me. I felt simultaneously somber and content. I could feel my heart rate slow down and my breath become more…