Evacuation

Home is where the heart is,

so where is mine?

 

From afar, a warm cozy house,

but up close, a land mine.

 

Home is where you run to,

so where will I go?

 

A temporary escape from looming dread,

yet my spirits stay low.

 

Forced to live this nomadic life - 

never once been homeward bound.

 

Home is what you make it,

yet there's no solid ground.

Author's Note

In a college town with Hurricane Ike on the way, everyone is headed home, while I wonder where I would go.

Reviews

[The Rock And Roll Cowbo..]

Dang this piece packs a punch... they say home is where the heart is but what if the place your heart wants to be is gone... very nicely expressed.

Wow, this is brilliant. My favorite line is; "home is where the heart is, so where is mine?"

[Chloe..Across the Unive..]

really like the way you wrote this .. it is well said.. written.. i feel fr these people.. love the line ' there is no solid ground'

Chloe
xoxo