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SAFE?
By
Teresa A. James
A frightened child
Once more running
Into whispering fog
Is like a deer under
Threat of a hunter’s knife.
Through the ghostly trees
Lungs burning acid
Heart racing to reach
Into a fortress keep.
Across silvered meadows
Under black midnight skies
Pounding the eerie silent earth
Shredding autumn’s leaves underfoot
Heart aching, threatening to burst.
Dodging branches on the left
Dodging shadows from the right
Senses sharpen at the ghostly sights
And once again her feet take flight.
Into the welcoming cave
Through a silent tunnel deep
Into nature’s womb
Safe from worldly wrath
She feels safe at last.
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