I fear
when you go far away
leaving me all alone to stay…
Oh dear!
Didn’t I always made it clear?
that I don’t feel safe
when you are not near…
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My brown eyes are wide open;
My breathing is loud and roaring
And my lungs are crumpled and collapsing;
I see angels hovering over my head
And dear ones loitering around my bed;
Doctor says, “His death is nearing”
Yet my soul is lingering
“Smoking is injurious to life”, I didn’t heed this warning;
Too late to regret
Before it’s too late, safeguard your health
As goes the saying, “Health is wealth”…
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When travelling in crowded bus became my daily routine
I carried with me this secret weapon,
“Safety Pin”.,
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Multi-fractured skull bone
Concussion and confusion
Paraplegia caused by severe cerebral contusion
Now under medication and long-term rehabilitation
For I can’t walk on my own
because my helmet was not on……
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This poem is based on the theme, ‘Safety’, linked to Poets United
This seems 4 separate poems to me, though each resonates with the idea of safety, and they string together in that motif. I’m especially intrigued by the safety pin as a weapon!
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Home safe, safe in your skin, safety in numbers, and safe travels, and yet despite the adages there is fear and danger. I am also intrigued by the safety pin weapon!
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Hi Lori,
Only an Indian can imagine the picture of crowded bus😀 lol.
There will be so much crowd that one can faint in suffocation, as once happened with me when I was a child.
This safety pin is very potential weapon, irrespective of its size, it can cause instant throbbing pain for someone who misbehaves with women taking advantage of closeness in the crowd.
😀 Well that’s always been an advice from Indian moms.
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Lol had to laugh about the secret weapon in the bus. You gave a clear message of how safety can be gone in and instant if we don’t take care of our health.
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Each stanza makes a strong statement about safety. Well said. The motorcycle helmet stanza is especially powerful. Yikes.
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