Safe space

My virtual home

where I can make my words dance and no one can change the choreography

where I can be loved by other people like me

where I can realize that I'm not as alone in the world as I originally thought

where I can rant;

I can spill every thought and emotion and sensation that has happened to me

let it all pour out

it starts and never stops

it begins and never ends

what I think is a roadblock is washed away

lighter than driftwood washed up onto the beach

ejected from the rippling waves.

My safe space

I can truly be myself here

no hiding

no withdrawing

just uncovering myself while an extra layer of protection is still intact;

metaphors that wrap what I really mean in a safe cocoon

a cocoon that some people will understand

and some won't

My break

I don't have to go out of my way and impress people all the time

I don't have to live up to the unfair standards of current society

I can speak how I want

what I want

for my wants

I don't need to keep up so many walls here

I can break the dam

I can open the gates

I can be as close to my real self as I am in this state

I can worry over my fears and cheer myself on

cheer others on

help them through what I go through

we can support each other here;

it's why I love this

love you all

love the positivity that comes out of this

there's no thumbs-down button here

you can only love

it's the opposite of the real world

it's so refreshing

to see optimism in dark times

this is my place.