Home

There is a place

That I’ve known for my entire existence

This one place that I never lost my way to

This one place that has always been a part of me

This one place where peace always persists in

I could endure so many sorrows and so much pain

But this place would engulf it all

I call it home

I’ve always known it as home

But is it still home

When the reason why I called it home is no more about

Is home still home when I don’t feel your presence anymore

When I don’t sense the warm aroma of different spices mixed with garlic

And your perfumes as you prepare the most amazing meals

Is home still home

‘when I don’t get to hear the sound of your walk from your room’

Is it still home

When I don’t get to hear your voice calling unto me for help

When I don’t get to sense the scent of your cigars as I enter the living room anymore

Is home still home when all I see is what you’ve owned but not you

When all I’m left with are memories

They say home is within

But my home was you

Just seeing your face made me feel at home

Hearing your voice made me feel at home

My home was within you

And you have taken that with you