Desperate

Deserted, desolate, moorland.

Rain beating down.

Wind violent and deafening.

Soaking.

Dripping.

Wet.

A hunched figure.

Head buried between the knees,

Arms hugging itself,

Shivering.

Soaking.

Wet.

Loud sobs,

Get lost in the rain.

Taken by the wind,

And dispersed into silence.

Shaking.

Bitter.

Wet.

Figures arrive holding hands.

A circle forms around the,

Lonely shape.

A shield.

Huddle.

Warm.

Safe.

They hold her firmly.

Words of kindness and love,

Engulf her.

A weight falls away,

and finally,

She.

Can.

Breathe.

Again.

Safe.