Threshold

There is love,
Care, 
Belonging,
Relationships
And, security
Within the four walls 
Of our home

And,
There is freedom
Riddled with consequences 
And, insecurity
In the mean world
Outside

Our mind 
Is often perched 
On a dilemma
That haunts the threshold
Copyright © | Year Posted 2018

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