To my love

To my love,

It's been quite a while since we've gotten away.

There's just no time at the end of the day.

But I'd like to take you to a new place;

a place I like to call my safe space.

You won't need to use vacation time.

This trip we take won't cost a dime.

It's really not that hard to find.

It's located here, inside my mind.

Between an inhale and exhale I sit and wait,

and tell myself it's up to fate,

to decide whether I should breathe again,

or if this is where my days shall end.

I come here in the face of bliss,

like at the end of a perfect kiss,

or when the waterfall leaves me in awe,

as I'm lost in the beauty of what I just saw.

I come here when I don't feel right,

and the voices tell me I don't deserve the light,

or that I should not walk the earth,

for someone like me, has no worth.

I come here in the face of sorrow,

when I do not wish to see tomorrow,

or the thoughts in my head start to dance,

and convince me that I have no chance.

I come here in the face of shame,

when I no longer wish to have a name,

and I feel I should no longer go on.

You'll only visit this place when I am gone.

Yours truly,

E