Coming Home

This poem was inspired by a tweet from a Cleveland Heights neighbor about her experience driving home after a vacation.  Here's her tweet:

Vacation to MI where I was born & raised. My comfort is road signs driving home "East Cleveland" to home, home is Cleveland!!#htspoetweet

and here's my poem:

The Sign Says, “EAST to CLEVELAND:” I Read “HOME” 

You flee the routine; seeking

change, adventure.  Finding these

you wish, perhaps, for some magic

that will let you stay – release you

permanently from the  drudgery

of every day events – give you leave

to abdicate the dull predictability of home. 

But you know well that moment

when the glow tips over into longing.

No matter what awaits; piles of laundry,

stuffy house, sorting through the mountain

of unwanted mail - your eyes blink past

each green emblazoned sign, watching

only for the one announcing “home.”

There's still time to tweet me thoughts on vacation or stay-cation - the topics for August.  #htspoetweet
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