100% Safe

lock the doors,
pull the blinds,
take the mace:
placed in your pocket

head down low,
eyes averted,
take the risk:
cross into the alley

heart pounding,
mouth cotton-dry,
footsteps fast:
sprinting to safety

then, a man:
head held high,
all alone:
without a care in the world

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prompt 4/30: 100% blank
(I fell behind oops)