I searched for a house for quite a while
None seemed to fit
Apartments
Condos
Towns
And then I saw your walls
Strong and sturdy you were
A place I could rest
I knocked on your door and
you answered
You answered and
I knew I had found the house
It would take time getting used to
But it was enough
I never thought I would find such a home in you
Your slightly chipping paint
Denied myself you completely
Impossible, I thought it was
Impossible for you to find a home in me too
Closer and closer we grew
At times there are chinks
The paint chips
But we paint over it
Remodel and learn
A storm hits
Torn apart we almost are
Your walls no longer shelter me
I am cold
Alone
I lost you,
I thought
The only home I had ever known
The only walls that had ever made me feel safe
For the better, I thought it was
We push one another away
A constant battle
Between two storms
Our walls begin to crack
The paint chips even more
My foundation crumbles
No longer am I suitable
To live in
Is it my fault?
And it is yours?
Workers come to destroy
To break
I tell them, “one more day”
One more day to try
and rebuild
You give me a day
A day I need
to let you into my house again
I let you in, a hammer in your hand
a hammer to destroy
But your foundation is still intact
You shelter me
Peace is returned
though it is difficult
And I wonder
Do you know
that you are my home?
Do you realize
how much you have given me?
I wonder
So I show you my attic
Hidden artifacts buried
deep under a layer of dust
They had sat there
collecting
I show you my basement
you walk within my walls
Exploring me
My oldest treasures
And I come to realize
I am your home
too
You open my curtains
Let the light in
Blinded, I am
Blinded with this truth
I am your home, too
As you are mine
Long have you felt this way
Me, only just beginning to realize
That despite cracks
Chips in the paint
Squeaky furniture
A home in me you may find
As I have found in you
