Returning Home
Halli Benson, 130 TESSWorking through a tough moment in HaikusStaring at the tileWhat do I feel or not feelI guess I am numbThe river calms meI don’t realize I’m not calmWhat is wrong with meI feel so loved hereComing home feels like just thatBut I’m still lonelyI'm in the backseatThe truck rumbles down the roadI listen, don’t speakI tell them, “Thank you”But they see pain in my eyesLove sees right through meI am so luckyI have never felt so fullLonely comes and goesAfter a few daysI start to cry in my roomThe cause is not clearToday I am sadSometimes this lasts for a whileBut at least I’m homeI don’t want to leaveI think of goodbye and cryTears for the futureSo I will stay hereTwo years, hugs, laughs, love, pain, growthMy tears won’t drown meNeither will the rain
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