My favorite place

There is this place in the center of a man's chest. When your head is just below his collar bone and above his stomach. It is somehow firm and soft at the same time. Its close to his heart and in the middle of his arms.

This is the place one can feel the most safe. But it's more than just safety.

Safety is what you feel when you find this place on your dad or big brother. Its the place your dad holds you to when you've skinned your knee or your friends have been mean to you. If you're lucky that is...

Protection is what you feel when you find this place on another man, boyfriend, lover, fantastic friend. Its the place you get to be when you can't be anywhere else. When all there is left to do is be held, it's where you go.

This is the kind of place that requires no response. You don't even have to hug him back when he holds you there. This is the place you can just go limp from the exhaustion. You can just be held there, listening to his heart beat, knowing that he would love to fix every single thing in the world that hurts you. You can know that he wants to protect you and keep you safe from harm.

This is a place of commitment. Without words he is promising that you will always have that spot. Even when no where else in your life is secure, you'll have that place.

Lucky for me, you can find this spot in just about all me. The good ones at least. If you're not getting it from a dad, you can find it in a brother. If you're not getting it from a lover, you might find it in a friend.

I'm glad to have found the spot.