A Safe Place Poem by Paul Reed

That which you have given me
Has enriched me
And seeped deep into my bones,
Hidden away from day to day cares
But still there;
Ready for me to call upon when needed
An inner strength,
A central core,
A spirit and a belief
That life is good
And worth fighting for;
A place to come to
In troubled times
When storms rage
And seas are high;
A safe place where values are kept,
Where right and wrong are known
Where love is treasured
And my conscience preserved;
The very centre of me
Around which all other things
Are mere satellites;
You placed it there without knowing
That the tree would ever bear fruit
But you believed it to be so,
And that was enough.