A Sanctuary Safe And Strong

I think we all have to be alone. I was reading MissRachelle's latest post and she mentioned getting away to her "spot". I know what she means. I've always had a couple of places to go. I've always needed somewhere to run, regardless of the weather or the time or the season or the circumstances. I have a place I can escape everyone. Everyone except myself. Usually, that's why I'm going. I'm going because I need some time with just me. Maybe it's to think, maybe it's to feel, or maybe it's just to be without the need to explain.

I went there just the other day in fact. It was late, I was tired and still I needed to get away from the rest of life. I needed to sort things out. By the time I left, life was still there, my problems were still there, but i felt just a little bit more ready to deal with them. And the song that kept running through my head as I drove home was by a man that has gotten me through quite a bit of my life with his words...and sometimes he just hit the nail on the head.

In every heart there is a room
A sanctuary safe and strong
To heal the wounds from lovers past
Until a new one comes along

I spoke to you in cautious tones
You answered me with no pretense
And still I feel I said too much
My silence is my self defense

And every time I’ve held a rose
It seems I only felt the thorns
And so it goes, and so it goes
And so will you soon I suppose

But if my silence made you leave
Then that would be my worst mistake
So I will share this room with you
And you can have this heart to break

And this is why my eyes are closed
It’s just as well for all I’ve seen
And so it goes, and so it goes
And you’re the only one who knows

So I would choose to be with you
That’s if the choice were mine to make
But you can make decisions too
And you can have this heart to break

And so it goes, and so it goes
And you’re the only one who knows

===Billy Joel