The silence after sending a message feels like a body leaving the room

I keep noticing how the pause between typing 'sent' and the reply — that hollow space — starts to feel heavier than the words themselves. Like the message wasn’t the point, but the absence after it. I’m not sure if I want to be heard or just want the weight of being seen to stop. The rain stopped right when I looked up at the bus stop. That’s all I needed today.