Hometown

Here in my hometown,
Wild and free.
Happiest times I’ve had,
Have been spent here with you.

The smile on everyone’s face,
Tell me I’m happy.

The boxes of brown which house my possessions,
Tell me I’m sad.


Tears flow, numbers exchange as we drive on and out.


Here in this place,
Kept and trapped.
Sad times I’m having,
Are spent here with you.

Derelict dialects,
Tell me I’m lost.

Letters arrive,
Tell me I’m missed.

He talks to me,
Tells me to follow.

Take my hand,
I’ll show you the way.

Running back to my hometown,
Somewhere that I can be,
A place that knows me well.
The perfect place for me.