Safety in Words
Poetry kept her safe;
Poetry kept her sane.
When words pile up within her brain and
Threaten to explode,
She turned to ink and paper.
Poetry gave her comfort;
Poetry gave her an escape.
When outsiders didn’t understand why
She wanted to die, her
Journal never left her side;
Never judging.
Always accepting the hurt and anger and betrayal and self-doubt
That lead to her turning point.
Poetry gave her freedom;
Poetry gave her life.
Staving off the death threats with pen in hand,
She releases the words from their
Cold dark prison and
Let them pour from her deeply scarred mind.
As long as she writes,
Maybe then the threats and darkness and memories and apprehension
Will dissipate.
Now she writes to keep herself safe;
Now she writes to keep herself sane.