Around My Neck

written by Kathy Powers, People's Tribune | October 2026

Editor’s Note: The following article was originally published by Kathy Powers.

I carry my safety

Around my neck.

I carry our safeties

Around my neck.

Around my neck

So I don’t lose them

When I go out

To face the unknown.

My smart phone,

My bus pass,

My home keys,

My red plastic whistle.

A Temu red whistle

I wear outside

To warn my neighbors

When danger happens.

I carry my safety

Around my neck.

I carry our safeties

Around my neck.

Close to my heart.

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