home

we all know 

this place

some of us remember it
some of us imagine it
 but we all know it just the same

it’s more than a place to lay aside

your burdens by the door

& it’s more than the face
 you say goodnight to

it’s the place your heart aches for 

when you can’t understand what it’s saying

you know you’re close when you 
 feel it leap in your throat or 
 your chest or your gut

when your chest buzzes 
 & your bones sing

it's the one place in the world 
 where nobody can give you directions 

but you meet someone & you can smell it on them & your skin 
 tingles & you know they will lead you closer & what’s more
 they will have no idea