Safe Space

by Sam M. Phillips

I’m so lucky to have this room,

I think back to all the doom I’ve felt

At the hands I’ve been dealt

In the past,

But at last

I can feel at home,

Let my mind roam

And feel at peace,

Let worry cease,

Or at least

Not cloud me so much,

Which is such

A relief.

.

I have belief

In a bright future

When I feel secure,

I’m not driven by dire need,

Neither am I propelled by greed,

The only thing that allows me to succeed

Is to bleed

For my art in a safe space,

Somewhere I can trace

The delicate lines

Of the confines

Of the mind,

So I can find

Out who I really am.

.

I don’t need to slam

Against harsh realities,

Test myself against calamities,

I find all my faculties

Are alight in my imagination,

I can simulate any situation,

Stimulate a demonstration

Of any emotion,

I have a rare position,

And it must be protected,

Projected into written works

To discover what lurks

Inside of us all.

.

And so I crawl

Into my room,

And resume

My purpose in life

Away from the strife

Of the marketplace

And the rat race—

My room is my safe place.

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