To The House I Once Knew
Years of confusion coming to a head
Fourth grade, kicked out of our home.
I've cried over that house of memories
And suffered a longing I'd never known.
For a year I had my own room
And for two I had to give it up.
That dragon, cancer, living here
Hitting my uncle with the worst luck.
Happiness came back to me
In the form of forgiving.
I let bygones be bygones
And let myself return to living.
It's been eight years now
And my eyes sting with tears
For my first ever home
I haven't lived in for years.
When I forgave those strangers
For taking that house from me,
Until the day this house was a home,
I was on a journey.
This year, I finally grew up
And though I still weep,
I learned so much that I can say
That house would be proud of me.
To the house I once knew,
I fondly remember you,
1999-2011