Reclaiming Safety

I’m escaping the norms and the paradigms I’ve known,
Packing them neatly, my past overthrown.
I head to the station, suitcase in hand,
Waiting for death’s swift wings to take me to a new land.

Desperate for safety, a new place to rest,
A haven, a burrow, where I’d be blessed.
Yet as time ticked on, the eerie fear waned,
And clarity came, my true self unchained.

I placed my suitcase down on the platform cold,
Looked at my watch, time had grown bold.
No plans to change it, no paths to pursue,
I tightened my jacket and faced what was true.

I glanced at my escape, the dream of warm shores,
Palm trees, beaches, where comfort restores.
Sat in my car, watched faces drift by,
Strange and distorted, beneath the sky.

I returned to the home where chaos had reigned,
Curtains askew, drawers overturned and stained.
Placed my suitcase down, locked the door tight,
Once, twice, thrice, embracing the night.

Minute by minute, I gathered my grace,
Burned every bridge, but I found my own space.
In the ruins and shards, my safety complete,
Reclaimed my soul, my heart’s steady beat.

For those who listen between the lines.
Elaine Degro