Home

Long after the sky had stopped weeping,
Long after the earth had been charred,
Long after the trains had been derailed
Long after the streets had lost their name,
I came for you.
Only to find a lock on your door.
I asked around, desperate for a clue
But no one knew your name,
There were no memories of you
You had disappeared like fireflies in day time
They say history swallows up the quiet ones
And you, you were as quiet as a morning dawn

They told me to pretend you never existed
That way, I'd heal faster, break lesser
They told me to pretend you never existed
But I exist, with a museum of memories in my head
And they won't allow this pretence
I remember the time we used to play hide and seek,
You'd hide in the same place every time
Behind the apple tree in the orchid of the one eyed man
And I, I'd pretend to not know
You'd tip toe from behind and shout "Boo!" in my ears
I'd let you win another game,
My victory was making you smile.
But now, you were hidden in a place
I could never find you,
I couldn't even say "Let's stop the game
And go home"
Home?
Home had disappeared just like you had
Or had both of them, to me, meant the same thing?