Presence

Home

Is

where I Am

when I take a deep breath

& close my eyes

in cool darkness

as a seed planted under soil

warm rays touch the surface

water hydrating

to crack me open

& reach up towards the sun

Home within my mothers womb;

my first home

immersed in water

emerging

from out of her

into light

sound

color

words

Home is where we grew up

where I still hear & see my younger self laugh & play

Home is the feeling of colors moving across a canvas

just for the experience

without an end goal in mind

no judgement or critique

playing & creating for the fun of it

present

Home was found on pages & read between lines

& in hearing the sound of my own voice

speak with confidence & ease

Home in my body

& the homes of everyone before me

running through my blood

all of my family & friends

a web of interconnection

Their gifts

& their struggles

that brought me here

to a place of knowing

that I am where I am supposed to be

as who I am

Here

With me

With this brain,

the firing of neurons

two hemispheres finding balance

an intellect unique to my own,

apart of a grand intelligence

greater than I

Home is Earth

& Life

itself

evolving

into something more than before

Home is our hearts

& hands

Clasped & open

Giving

& receiving

all of our desires & dreams coming true

every hue harmonizing

a mosaic patchwork blanket

we each snuggle up within

before the best nap of our lives

awakening to a new day

of anything we choose

Home is in an embrace,

a simple look of recognition

of being seen

& seeing another light up

Witnessing a smile beaming joy to all around

Home is more than a place or state of mind

yet it is all these things combined

Home is where we decide to sink deeply

while rising up into the clouds

weightless

floating

while still grounded

standing on a stable foundation

a home we built with our own hands

Home Is where I Am

& where You Are

Fully present

found in an inhale

exhale

in simplicity

amidst the complexities of everything

nothing , nowhere (now here)

can be nice too

Home is silence

Home is peace

Home is found when breathing deeply

Inhale

Exhale

Home in this body

for now