A Dream of Home

Of days and weeks of dreary gloom,
And silent screams in an empty room.
Of lonely walks and desperate calls
And dizzying highs and painful falls.

Of an active mind with an urge so strong
To put an end to a morbid song.
To embrace death with a lover's kiss
And finally rest in ignorant bliss.

Of a wary soul grown tired of pain
And eternal plight and autumn rain.
A battered knight on an old, lame horse
Armored in doubt, armed with remorse.

The reluctant beats of a broken heart
Well-salted wounds torn wide apart.
A heart long grown too numb to feel
With scars that fail to ever heal.

A cursed life, devoid of love
Unsheltered from storm clouds above.
Locked outside in an iron cage,
While icy winds seethe and rage.

Unbidden, came the thoughts of home
Suppressed thoughts now free to roam.
The storm clouds part for a winking sun
And the icy gloom was suddenly gone.

Of countless days spent at play
Of childhood memories, here to stay.
Of friendships born and carefully grown
And life-long ties, set in stone.

Of a caring mother with a heart of gold,
An unshakable father, proud and bold.
A willful sister with a cheery smile,
Of family walks on the banks of the Nile.

Of long-lost loves and sleepless nights
Of weeks and months of colorful lights.
Of broken hearts and hasty amends,
And pain dulled numb by faithful friends.

Of familiar streets and smells and sounds,
Of school canteens and Egyptian pounds.
Of late-night drives at a break-neck speed,
And friends who are there in your time of need.

The sun shines on and the winds abate,
A creaking sound from an unlocked gate.
As rusty hinges groan and scream,
The cage door opens, as in a dream.

For though it might look dark and grey
Life always seems to find a way.
Though distance is the biggest foe,
It cannot dull a memory's glow.

Hopeless though it might now seem
I face my day with a gleeful beam.
For though I am still so far away,
At least at home... is a sunny day.