Safety Blanket

[Pandie]

Back when we were kids
Whenever we'd fight
We'd each have a safety blanket
To wrap up in tight.

But as we grew up
We packed it away
Into a box
we swore it would stay.

But lately I've noticed
When we have a fall out
I find myself
Taking it out.

I wrap it around me
To keep me from harm
After all this time
It still works like a charm.

But I never did realize
How it often wore thin
And how the best safety blanket
Was the one stored within.

As I grow up
The pain starts to show
And I refuse to
Let my blanket go.

But then I look at you
And my new thoughts rise
I have a new blanket
Safely in your eyes.

I realize it's time
To pack my blanket away
And this time I promise
In a box it will stay...