Inside the tower

After Psalm 61

Inside the tower,

the place yearned for

and found

hearing the noise

outside, the shouts,

feeling the ground

shaking, but safe

inside the tower,

the door tightly 

closed and firm

a barrier against

the hordes, outside;

safety is found

inside the tower,

only there,

only there.

Photograph by Nathan Dumlao via Unsplash. Used with permission.