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Safe

It was the first time in a long time

I felt safe

Held tenderly,

Like a rescued bird

Whose broken wings

And tattered feathers

Were nursed back to life

“You deserve love”

She whispered softly

And years of turmoil

Melted away

Shoulders dropped

All resistance left the soul

The walls of my heart,

Like an overflowing dam

Busted its walls

Tears

Restrained

By years of repression

Poured down

“You do”

4 responses to “Safe”
  1. Noel Omondi Avatar
    Noel Omondi

    This piece makes me feel like you’ve left us hanging 😂I don’t know why 😭

  2. Muriuki Maina Avatar

    😅suspense…

  3. Wanjiru Avatar
    Wanjiru

    This feels so personal to you… but looking back at my own life, I can think of a similar moment. Deeply and uniquely personal yet almost a shared reality…Life!

    1. Muriuki Maina Avatar

      The human experience! Unique, yet similar.

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