the straps of your body and life

that hold you together.

Don’t let poverty, being a child, a young male, and an elder

loosen a firm and snug grip on your body.

https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/injuries-and-violence#:~:text=Injuries%20and%20violence%20are%20a,risk%20of%20injury%20and%20violence.

Run your hands over your head face mouth neck chest legs,

check for damage.

Do what you can control.
Hang out, Store yourself,

in safer places.

©️January 2025 Much Love, Deb Poems