Safety

Safety will not fade away
It lingers with a smooth red light
But then it flutters with delay
The sun falls down, blinds the sight
It stains the blanket, wrinkled hands
Boils in blood vessels of the brain 
The red light lost its sound and fled
Over the wall, across the plain.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2026

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