Brenda’s Safe Place
Brenda’s going shopping
In another town,
It’s where her favourite shop is
Which she wants to look around.
Brenda’s so excited
As she sits there on the train
Eating crisps and chocolate
And thinking about the day.
When the train gets near the station,
Brenda rushes to the door
But she doesn’t see the bag
Someone has left there on the floor.
Brenda trips and shouts out
When she falls against a chair
But Brenda quickly gets up and
Smiles at the woman sitting there.
The station’s very busy
When Brenda looks around
So she follows a group of people
As they walk towards the town.
Brenda’s feeling confident,
She has been here once before
But as she walks along the street
The shops look different here.
She can’t quite remember
Where the shop is that she likes
So Brenda keeps on walking
But something is not right.
There are only a few shops here
The streets are long and quiet
She is lost and she is worried
Brenda is upset.
She needs to get back to the town
To find her favourite shop
So Brenda keeps on walking
And then suddenly she stops.
Brenda sees a sign she knows
The sign is clear to see,
It’s the Safe Place sign she learnt about
From her friends Jack and Amy.
So Brenda goes inside the shop
And gets out her purse,
She walks up to the counter
Feeling very nervous.
The man listens to Brenda
As she looks at him and says,
“I am lost, I don’t know where I am,
Can you help me please?”
Brenda opens up her purse
To show her Safe Place card
And she explains about the shop
She was looking for.
He listens very carefully
Then says, “you’ve come too far,
You’ve walked a long way from
That shop you were looking for.”
Now Brenda’s worried but then she says,
“I’m far away from home,
Can you tell my support worker
That I’m here and I’m alone?”
So he tells her not to worry
And Brenda sits down with her bag
Then says he’ll phone the number
That is on the Safe Place card.
So he calls the number
Explains Brenda’s lost and on her own,
Can they be here very soon
To come and take her home?
Later on that evening,
Brenda tells her friends,
All about her day in town
That she will not forget.
So do you have a Safe Place scheme
In your nearest town?
You can find out more by looking
On the internet or ask around.
Then if you’re ever lost or upset
When you’re away from home,
Look out for the Safe Place sign
So you won’t be on your own.
