Home.

I saw the earth while Tupac was still in it

Saw music grow old and young again

To hear Billie Eilish tell us

Everything shes ever wanted

I watched the news the morning Princess Diana died in a crash

and today saw her son, now a father

Denounce his royal title

Ive been here awhile

But Ive not been home since I was ten

The last time I was home

My mother sang me a lullaby of goodbyes

All  I ever heard was a beautiful song

The last time I was home

My sisters were fighting over

Who is the better sister

My brother was sticking his tongue out at me

With a mouth stuffed with samosas

The last time I was home

My daddy gave me a hug

And told me I was the sweetest being

Hes ever known

But Ive not been home since I was ten

And I cant remember what it felt like anymore

When I was ten

Sometimes Id hear my mother whisper in the night

About how she fears that I wouldnt have been born

I was cradled between her arms

As my father agreed

The last time I was home

I had siblings who liked to fight over petty things

And borrowed each others clothes in secret

Home is a place that makes you

happy you were born

but when youve not been home for so long

You forget why you are here.