Safe
by Marcia Meier
Safe does not ride horses at sunset
Snorkel in Molokai
Raft down a swollen river.
It does not steal kisses in a darkened theater
Touch the inside of a thigh under a restaurant table.
Safe does not declare war.
It chooses dinner every night at six
Mass every Sunday
Confession once a month
It gives up chocolate for Lent.
It doesn't leave you,
Not caring about obligations
And need-tos
And how it would make you feel if I left.
Tomorrow.
Snorkel in Molokai
Raft down a swollen river.
It does not steal kisses in a darkened theater
Touch the inside of a thigh under a restaurant table.
Safe does not declare war.
It chooses dinner every night at six
Mass every Sunday
Confession once a month
It gives up chocolate for Lent.
It doesn't leave you,
Not caring about obligations
And need-tos
And how it would make you feel if I left.
Tomorrow.
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Author's Note
This poem appeared in the August-September 2009 issue of Sage Trail Poetry Magazine.
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really like. killer closing lines. *
I adore this.
"It does not steal kisses in a darkened theater
Touh the inside of a thigh under a restaurant table."
Every action evokes that thing, that fear.
Well done. *
Yes to this!
I know Safe. I know Safe very well. *
Stunning! *
Safe is beyond safe with me! Fave.
Thanks so much, James and Robert!