homesick

I'm going home
No, not to my hometown
Not to my country
Not where I used to live

Where poets meet souls
Where books take up more space than dust
And where lovers don't see the impossible

I didn't grow up in cities where we wait to see the sun
Yet we always looked to the humid side of the house
That's what they taught me

Until I choose to see different

I won't let go of the sun
Nor my flowered skirts
Nor my high school friends,
my lovesick behaviors

I'm going home
No more homesick to my heart.

Reviews

[A.H.]

there's always a homecoming... home is where your heart is :)
this is such a warm, uplifting poem for me. it says you want to be back to, where you want to be.. sounds like a happy place, hopefully. I like the stubbornness in those lines here, it's kinda so lively and of so much life...
"I won't let go of the sun
Nor my flowered skirts
Nor my high school friends,
my lovesick behaviors"

Nice to read your poems, B. keep' em coming!

[Beren]

I think being stubborn on some thoughts are power, and some of them are not. But realizing which one is which is the greatest power. I hope there is always homecoming, but knowing what is home is the key! Isn't it?
Thank you so much for your support, always!

[Chris Shaw]

Home is where the heart is and I still think of my childhood home with my parents and four siblings as my homecoming. That will never be, but that is where I felt safe and cherished by loving parents. Home is a happy place, where we should feel wanted, relaxed and loved. Always hold on to the sun Beren.

Chris

[Beren]

How wonderful that you grew up in such a family. Home is where you feel safe, where you can be yourself. Not everyone have it but i am glad you had that. Thank you for your comment! Take care!

[carl]

so many have said "you can never go home again" and if it is a literal place in time then I guess it is a true statement - but if it is a place known only to your heart then I would think it accessible. I do know that the older I get the more I'm sure it is not here; it is a place only revealed to my inner heart. it is a place outside of time, a place of peace, harmony, and love. At least for me it is so. nice piece of work very engaging. - carl

[Beren]

Being happy with yourself, with who you are is the home I guess. Making your life and mind and heart a peaceful living place is the home. It sounds cliche, but it really is coming inner self.
Your words are beautiful and thank you so so much for sharing all your valuable thoughts with me! Have a great week sir!