961 - Safe and Secure

Haiku Horizons has the prompt “Safe”.

Safe and Secure.

We worry too much—

Safety is an illusion

That’s quickly shattered.

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There is no such thing

As a life lived in safety:

The gods laugh at you.

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And what price safety?

You can be well protected

But are you alive?

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© J Cosmo Newbery 2016

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