Kinetics

I heard the reluctant creaking
As the world started up again,
Life around me continued
As if it had never stopped at all.
No one else staggered, unbalanced
As the stillness jarred into movement.
Was I the only one to notice
That the ceaseless spinning had paused?
Those moments as the world stood still -
Those seconds of serene silence
As he made peace with my past.