Keeping My Sanity
I hide in bed to feel safe
in my head
Nobody’s arms to harm me
and no dread
Escape from that world, my
ears pretend
Once again I hear my
mother’s soft song with no end
Blankets are my armor and
sheets a kiss
Pull them over and surely
sadness will miss
No false hugs and smiles
set with derisive eyes
Warmth that is mockery, is
stricken cold like ice
Love holds back while
loneliness attacks
My eyes shut tighter as
reality smacks
But safe I am while my
mind spins my memory
Once again defended by my
mother’s strength in me
Little by little I emerge
with silence of the safe
Comforted by the aroma of
a friend inviting me to taste
Coffee is her name and
pretty is her game
It’s silly I know but its
part of keeping my sanity tame
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