Welcome to the safe house.
No one will find you here.
The ambulance is like a big rolling cotton ball, isn't it?
The siren has been modified to sound like a waterfall.
Please do not share this location with spouses or children--yours or not.
Their tread on the white front steps would jar the keyboard of your recovery.
Meet helpers Jenny and George in their clean gray smocks.
Yes, it's hard to tell which is which!
Many guests forget them even as they stand there smiling.
In the parlor we have an electric fireplace
and framed Kincades on the eggshell walls.
We ask that you leave your red hats and rainbows with Susie at the door.
A few teensy tiny rules:
no weapons
no newspapers
no Facebook
no over-exertion
no stimulants
no sex
no drama
no poetry.
In a week or two, the nightmares should stop,
along with any disquieting longings or regrets.
Non-attachment is our way.
You may even levitate, like a balloon.
If you get confused, just follow the white tape on the beige tile.
It can be difficult--even for staff! --to tell the bedrooms from the morgue.
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for What's Going On? "Safe".
Music: the Pretenders Every Day Is Like Sunday
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