Crisp Linen

Nevenka Mucic

by Nevenka Mucic

Story


Your linens are clean and crisp

your bed sheet is pure white

you have chosen a lavender scent

to ease you into night


She wakes up from the noise

it comes without a warning

where she lives, there is no shelter

just a prayer can keep her safe

until the next morning


You wake up to soft light

and a beautiful sound

when she wakes up

she is glad to be alive

and not just another body

that will be found


While you walk your streets

she is walking hers

and doesn’t recognise her own town

holding tight the hands of her kids

she makes a promise to herself

to never let anyone break her down



She tells her children:

never stop dreaming of crisp linen

and a bed sheet in pure white

of falling asleep and the feeling

of being safe in your home

every night






© Nevenka Mucic 2024-09-27

Genres
Novels & Stories
Moods
Emotional, Hoffnungsvoll
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