There is no home like you
I think my body knew you would not stay.
But my bones ached, my skin longed
For that warm place inside your arms.
There was no home like you.
I should have listened - you yourself warned me -
But my brain ignored, my heart overlooked
Every warning sign dragging me away.
There was no home like you.
And when you left
My eyes drowned, my soul shattered
And oh, how I crumbled.
There was no home like you.
No one truly understood
My mouth smiled, my body stood strong
But inside my heart lay severed, broken into the very pieces you once adored.
There was no home like you.
Until one day I realized
My arms held love, my brain held beauty
Far beyond the reaches of your comprehension.
My soul is fire, my heart is thunder.
And it was then I understood
All this time I had been searching for you, finding home in your arms
Was time spent learning that
I was in desperate need of myself
In need of all the love I had shown you.
And for the first time in my life I can finally look at myself
My own arms, my own body, and say
There is no home like you.
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EHasford
I love the power behind the imagery-- looking at someone else and then to your own body for your home and comfort. The only line I wonder about it this one: I should have listened - you yourself warned me -" as the reader I would love to know more about the dynamic here-- why did they warn you? why didn't you listen? It's the only piece that feels underdeveloped. Really lovely to read and reflect on!