POEM: When I Sense Danger

As I sense danger

I become a stranger

estranged from the chaos

distanced from the melee

out of sync with the fuss

and definitely not on the bus

I don't and won't engage

Instead I fly like a bird

that doesn't have a home

I find my own zone

and I skip my own stones 

to get out of the mess

far from the fire

and miles away from the mire

don't drag me in

don't call me out

because I am not 

a contestant in that bout

I prefer peace

I enjoy sanity

I relish in the sunlight

Middle ground is my friend

Compromise is key

but don't take me

for a pushover

know that I know when to 

walk away

and drive the bus myself

or take wings and fly

© Linette Rabsatt