We close and lock the windows. <br />We use dead-bolts on doors. <br />We sleep with one eye open. <br />It's not safe here anymore. <br /> <br />What kind of world has this become <br />when you have to live in fear? <br />You have to keep your curtains shut <br />and they cannot be too sheer. <br /> <br />You smile at the nice young man <br />who looks like you or me. <br />But he's not going to tell you <br />he's on the sex-offenders registry. <br /> <br />You can't go out alone now. <br />You must always have your phone. <br />Don't ever let them sense your fear <br />or hear it in your tone. <br /> <br />We close and lock the windows. <br />We use dead-bolts on doors. <br />We sleep with one eye open. <br />It's not safe here anymore.<br /><br />Mary Nagy<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/it-s-not-safe-here-anymore/
