abandoned home

abandoned home

thats what you were

to me

abandonment

called my name

silently

closer to the door

home alone

hush-hush

before the intruder hears

lock the door

never leave

stay forever my child

danger disguised as safety

abandonment

shown to me

as family

closeness taught to me as unreachable

love expressed violently

trembling i whisper

is this home?

my heart responds

as we know it to be

- Chloe-Marie