My Room Keeps Me Safe

by Bianca Losco

This poem was highly commended in the Tamariki category of The Warren Trust Awards for Architectural Writing 2023.

Room

My room keeps me warm

Everything is so neat and tidy
The carpet is as soft as snow
The floor carries me in sleep
The floor helps me store all my creativity
My bed feels like a heater
Pumping warm air on my body
The walls are covered with paintings
The walls are still and steady
The walls keep my room private
The windows let me see the world
The roof keeps me safe from the winds of life
The roof holds everything together
My room the shape of my life

 

Photo: Vika Strawberrika from Unsplash.

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