Finding Home

Finding Home

A Poem by Meghan

Im back in this town again
on the streets I still know so well.
Just one place I used to call home,
at least for a little while.
Things change so subtly;
more buildings, more roads, less trees.
As I drive I try not to see your ghost.

This town is the the one place my thoughts speak up most.
Clockwork Orange, I can't escape.
Every regret, mistake, moment of shame,
is replaying in my head.
Close my eyes, try to sleep.
I know that I must leave.
I'm trying not to think of what I don't have

Everyone else has someone to come back to
Something they missed and still hold on to
All I have are memories
Some that never really ever happened

Everything I had is placed delicately inside my hands 
in boxes and crates to be stored:
photographs, notebooks, the scars on my skin,
every second spent with you, sweatshirts, and old guitars,
laughter, a deck of cards, 
and the sound of two people who were never happy.

I look behind town lines. 
Gone for good, gone in time, and I'm off to find exactly where is home.

© 2011 Meghan


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This is sad really, But so well expressed. I really liked the 4th stanza.

Posted 12 Years Ago


Your words are true in this poem. Home had a place in all of us. A part of us need to go back and see what is left for us. I like the way you described the things of home.
"Everyone else has someone to come back to
Something they missed and still hold on to"
A strong ending to a outstanding poem.
Coyote

Posted 12 Years Ago


I like how obvious the individuals lines are. Yet how mysterious and hidden the piece as a whole is.

Posted 12 Years Ago


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I can understand the feelings in this poem. Good topic to write about. I,myself, used to move pretty often in the past so I can empathize with your writing :)

Posted 12 Years Ago


Very nice. Very Social Distortion.

Posted 13 Years Ago


yeah it's sad though it brought an inspiring meaning..

Posted 13 Years Ago


This is great, I love the somber feeling behind it. I find this piece to be very relatable, in that, you have captured some emotions fantastically. Really good write, you can tell it comes from the heart.

Posted 13 Years Ago


The real message in this.......

home is where ever you are loved.

very nice write.

Posted 13 Years Ago


SAD BUT BEAUTIFUL

Posted 13 Years Ago


This is touching work. It's sad in the way that some memories seem to always catch up to us. I loved the part about the memories that never happened. There was such regret about things that happened and even more so, those that never happened. This is superb. The only bad thing about this poem is that it ended. Masterful Tekniks.

Posted 13 Years Ago



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Added on November 26, 2011
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Meghan
Meghan

Raleigh, NC



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