Safe

I need a safe place.

Somewhere close, for I am too exhausted to travel far.

A dark closet?

A cave?

Even a hole in the ground?

I need a safe place.

Somewhere quiet, where I can rest.

Away from the shouting.

Away from the lies.

Away from my world.

I need a safe place.

Where I can be naked.

Where my wounds can heal.

Where my mind can recharge.

I need a safe place.

But just for tonight.

Just for a break.

For tomorrow I rejoin the fight.