Home - Susan Egan

Yes, I made the choice

For Papa, I will stay

But I don’t deserve to lose my freedom in this way

You monster!

If you think that what you’ve done is right

Well then, you’re a fool

Think again

Is this home?

Is this where I should learn to be happy?

Never dreamed

That a home could be dark and cold

I was told

Every day in my childhood

Even when we grow old

«Home will be where the heart is»

Never were words so true

My heart’s far, far away

Home is too

Is this home?

Is this what I must learn to believe in?

Try to find something good

In this tragic place

Just in case

I should stay here forever

Held in this empty space

Oh, but that won’t be easy

I know the reason why

My heart’s far, far away

Home’s a lie

What I’d give

To return

To the life that I knew lately

But I know

That I can’t

Solve my problems going back

Is this home?

Am I here for a day or forever?

Shut away

From the world until who knows when

Oh, but then

As my life has been altered once

It can change again

Build higher walls around me

Change every lock and key

Nothing lasts

Nothing holds all of me

My heart’s far, far away

Home and free