Safe spaces

An old teenage favourite song playing on the radio

The stories narrated by an old friend

A plate full of nostalgic food on a slow afternoon

The sunlight falling in your favourite spot at home

The bougainvillea you’ve painstakingly nurtured through the years

The sound of wind chimes on a hot summer day

The comfort of the covers of your bed

Ringing sound of your phone with your special person ringtone

Your table at your favourite café for a regular coffee fix

The bartender bringing your usual instead as you sit

Intimate conversations at wee hours in the corner of a winter party

Traversing an old route you took everyday to school while navigating

The comfortable silence sitting next to your partner

Inside jokes with siblings and knowing looks in family gatherings

A rerun of your favourite sitcom on Sunday

Wearing that soft, faded tshirt that needs to be thrown away

Safe spaces are everywhere

In places, people, thoughts, feelings and senses

As we wander to find new horizons

We hold on to this sojourn to find our bearings again