If there was somewhere to be safe
I would have found it long ago
made up my fire and crouched there.

My head would bow down
thank gods for mercy
ask only to remain beyond their furies.

If there was somewhere to be safe
you would be there with me
the air between us warm with breath.

Our eyes would flicker at each other
through the firelight, our whispers
would be wilder than the wind.

If there was somewhere to be safe and be with you
I would have found it long before tonight.

Sarah Delahunty