Not Just A Home

A home might look bad on the outside but it has a bundle of joy on the inside but, a house looks nice on the outside but it's just bedrooms and stairs on the inside A home is like I am on a vacation in Peru with my cousins and family and a house is where I feel scared. A home is where I can express my feelings but, a house is where I keep my feelings in A home is where I am free playing with my family monopoly but, a house is where I have to follow the rules After a long hockey tournament, a home is where I feel warm with hot chocolate and cuddles. but, a house is where I am cold and lonely With no warm drinks and loved cuddles A home is a bright star and a loved heart it’s a place where I can shine and feel loved but a house has only a star that is buried out and a heart that is broken A home is where I play fun games but, a house is where I am bored Playing by myself A time I felt truly at home was when I celebrated Halloween My favourite candy and presents made me feel extra special and loved A home for me is like an open book filled with stories of my life like when I learned how to ride a bike or when I celebrated orthodox easter with my cousins. A house is a book with empty pages with no stories to share If my home could speak, it would say, calm down and enjoy these moments of your life but, if a house could speak it would be on mute Home smells like a clean scent of deodorant because people are cleaning and cooking but, a house wouldn’t have a scent because there would be no people cooking or leaning My home is filled with people watching TV playing rough games of hockey, and doing their work. Even if a house has a TV and furniture, it is broken because there’s no love. You need love, memories, and joy to make a home Thank you Habitat for Humanity for building a stable life for people that do not have homes. Thank you for teaching me that teamwork makes dreams work. Thank you for teaching me that we should be thankful for what we have. Also thank you for taking the time to build these beautiful affordable homes for people.