Could you be my safe place: Poem

 

 

Could you be my safe place

I asked ,nestling him once,

Can I dispel my sorrow 

& thunder at your presence

Can i cushion myself

When umbra falls

Can i wake up next to you

Everyday when morning bells calls

Could i make myself

Invisible under your umbrella

& see more through

Your lens like a stella

He enfolded me tightly

& told me smilingly 

I never told you

My frosty winters 

Became feast  because of you

You never needed to be invisible 

I will do it for you.

Holding unto the umbrella

I will quiet the storms for you

And as dawn tiptoed through the curtains,

The silence turned soft and true,

I realized safe places aren’t found —

Sometimes, they breathe right next to you.

Zahra Huma

Nov 12 2025