spirituallythin:

Clear and Present Danger

I locked the front door and popped in one of my earbuds.

I can’t put both in yet;

I have to be able to hear my surroundings

I walk quickly and with purpose.

My purse strap across my chest and close to my body.

I don’t want to become a target of a strangers’ maleficence.

I step into the light of the streets and out of the sidewalk shaded by trees.

I’ll risk being hit by a car before running into someone unsavory in the dark night.

Three men exit an apartment laughing happily together.

I cross to the other side of the street and pick up my pace.

I don’t know their motive.

I’ve been warned and educated on how to be safe and protect myself.

I wonder if they’ve been educated on not hurting me?

In my life I always fear.

I am in clear and present danger.