Home of Heart, Home of Mind

Some say home is where the heart is

Or maybe where loved ones are found

Perhaps the town you grew up in

Even yet, thou birthplace, your arrival

Could home be that which grants you bliss

A place that there’s happiness and joy abound

Somewhere for a new chapter to begin

The house, in which, you struggle for survival

I have traveled far and wide

Moved and moved a many time

I have drifted from clique to clique

And at times I have been alone

When I shone my light deeper inside

My quill, it bled rhyme after rhyme

My guitar, I caress, I fingerpick

I saw home could be my place to atone

Nyctophilia, oh, was my bittersweet comfort

Darkness’ allure, ‘twas a succubus’ calling

A period, I feared, I’d became psychotic

In a time, surrounded was I, by sand

When I was filled with pain, oh, my soul, it hurt

Home was my abyss; perpetually falling

My job, my service, ranks filled with the patriotic

My oath, my duty, all for the homeland

For my next chapter a family was written

Our house, our land a modest ten acre

Past the outskirts, away from the city

It was here we lived our lives

The darkness returned; once again bitten

What came next; what a heartbreaker

Fuming and loathing, doused in self-pity

My flame ignited, at the path I arrive

Alone, left I was; alone I learned

On my own I started to grow

I laid the path to a better me

I believe myself, I can finally forgive

Peace of mind, ‘tis what I yearn

Ah, how calming ‘twould be, if that were so

Sustenance for mind, body, and soul, my trinity

My complete being—for this is where to live

I shall go where my heart and mind are at peace

Music in the air, my soul in tune

With great faith, I know I will find

My happy place, where I’ll be whole

On this life, I have a new lease

Destination Utopia, you’ll see me soon

A home of heart, a home of mind

Home, for me, is for my soul