Why Home Shines for Me

My home is a beacon of love, and it always shines for me My home is a halo of hope, and that’s why it matters to me My home is where my family is, and that’s where my heart stays My refuge is grand, but that’s not why it is to praise Although another family will live in it, in its future days That won’t make me feel less grateful about it in any way Because home is not only my domain, it’s where my life lays It’s where memories are found and new ones are made My home is where my family lives, and that is my domain My home is where I find peace and joy shelters my pain But for those who lack family, those who strive alone I want you to know that your future isn’t set in stone There is still a love for family left, a chance to restart You have community, and that makes a family’s heart By writing this poem, the hope of home I have made Let’s work together to help those in need of aid My home gives me a shining star, shining in the void of grey And it is my hope that those without my luck can see it through their dismay My home is both the roof that shelters from the storm And the family that gathers within that keeps me warm A home is where all belong, but a home is not offered to everyone For all of those who have suffered, this crisis is not done But this poem is a step, on the trail to equal destiny And tells you why my home shines for me