It is a gift in life to tell one, and mean it, “You’re
safe now.” Even if you have to tell her
repeatedly, because the terror she just fled is the stuff of nightmares or bad
tv.
You’re safe now.
Your home won’t be the same anymore, I can’t promise
that. Tonight you’ll stay with family.
But you’re safe now.
The man who just shattered your world is only a few car
lengths away, but we are here. And he is
going away.
You’re safe now.
Tomorrow you’ll call for repairs, and sweep up broken glass,
and question if you still have dignity after tonight.
But, you’re safe now.
And you handled yourself better than most. And you made an entire squad come together and
perform, and feel like a difference was made in somebody’s life, because
sometimes the bogeyman is real.
But tonight, after all that, you are safe. And it is a privilege to be the one that gets to tell you.
