Home

i still remember the way

i smiled in the car on the way home

the way my cheeks were so full with joy

that they lifted my glasses

my vision becoming smaller

as my eyes squinted with thrill

i didnt feel the seat under me

or the wheel in between my fingers

all i could feel was

love?

i dont remember driving

or where i was going

home?

i felt like i had found it

and kissed it goodbye

i had just held hands with home

and looked into its eyes

surely this is the place

so comfortable and with room to grow

i’ve thought i had found home

many times before

but only to find broken windows

that i wasn’t willing to fix

this home is perfect

not because its perfect

but for the warmth coming from the fireplace

the flowers swaying in the wind in the yard

this home is perfect

because it’s you

my farmhouse on acreage

my wrap around porch with a dog napping on it

as i drove home

i was ignorant

but my smile knew all that was to come