No Rescue Required

She is of this world,

but not in this world.

What she has right now

is what she wants.

She has music

and her beloved books,

pen and paper at hand

for the writing of poems,

stories and daily observances.

She has her sun-yellow canaries,

Heloise and Abelard,

and her ginger cat.

Her door may be locked,

but she has the key.

She has her spinning and weaving.

She is solitary but never lonely.

She is happy, but more importantly,

she is deeply content.

These friends bring her anything

she might need.

This is her home

and it is in her heart.

Ellen.