The Listening

no. 7: safe

I call, and she is crying.
She is terrified.
She is safe.

It's been one year, and she is broken.
She is helpless.
I tell her she is safe.

I'm there, and she's exhausted.
She's in my arms,
and she is safe.

We lay together, curled together,
She is sleeping,
and she is safe.

From nightmares she is safe.
From flashbacks she is safe.
Surrounded by me, she is safe.

Surrounded by me,
he should be afraid.