there's no place like home
that's what they say
not many people
really understand that
when you cant go home
when you cant
seem to find a place
there's a yearning
for belonging
for a familiar place
for a family
for a friend
yet you cant
seem to fit
and the yearning
it grows stronger by the day
you pray and pray
to find that place
but you cant
you try and you try
still no luck
over and over
again and again
faster and slower
looking here
looking there
looking up
looking down
pondering this
pondering that
trying so hard
to find your right place
to find where you belong
to feel like you are home
slowly but surely
your strength and confidence
grow weaker and weaker
your strength to keep going
is less and less
your heart cannot
take the unbearable pain
of hoping and hoping
but never getting it right
it hurts and it hurts
now quicker and quicker
it picks up the pace
less and less
you yearn for this place
the place you call home
is nowhere in sight
your heart is breaking
you won't make it
through the night
its nearly morning
when lay to rest
leaving sad rose petals
where you took your last breath.
Amber Zitzloff
http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/there-s-no-place-like-home-4/
