Finding Home

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.

Reviews

[Harmonica winds]

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

[Coyote Poetry]

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

[dukovan]

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

[V]

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 :)

[Kenneth The Poet]

Very nice. Very Social Distortion.

[Seanne Tholltree]

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

[Moflo]

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.

[Viper]

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

home is where ever you are loved.

very nice write.

[EMMIE]

SAD BUT BEAUTIFUL

[Zeitgeist Manifesto]

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.