Natalie+Sanchez

" A poem begins as a lump in the throat, a sense of wrong, a homesickness, a lovesickness." ~Robert Frost

__A frosty February__ The frost at the for corners of the frozen window furnished a cobweb of snowflakes Fascinated I faced the unfathomable artwork that nature wove for me this fine, freezing day My hands felt the surface of the glass, then flew off immediately My eyes followed two boys fervently playing a fun game of frost outside My fingers festered with the hair of the doll fitted at my lap Frustrated I grumbled to myself “Why can’t I go out?” Finally my eyes released their grip from the wonderland of ice that existed further beyond the walls of this featureless house How I longed for February An ode to home: You leave your dingy office feeling very tired Hoping that at least for a week you don’t get fired You wave to janitor Fred He smiles an honest smile <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">You get into your car <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">And sit there for a while <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Waiting for the motor <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">To come out of its hibernation <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Trying to settle down in your head <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Many a situation <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Breathe in… <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Breathe out… <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Then compose your self, as you should <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">The motor has shaken itself off under the hood

<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">You start driving down the street <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Enter the highway <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">start to nod off <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">… BEEP! <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">A horn goes off <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">You wake up <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">And keep driving <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">The headache keeps creeping <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">And you keep dreaming <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">of rest <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">of sleep

<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">finally you get to your street <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">you pray that there’s a parking space <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">but in it’s place finds Pete <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">yes Pete the annoying next door neighbor <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">who once told you to buzz off kid <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">I don’t need your help, not now, not later <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">So you avoid him and go around the block <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Until finally you see <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">The most welcoming parking space <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">And back up <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">And forward <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Back <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">And forward <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Until your car is snug in the middle of Gertrude’s and Nate’s

<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">You saunter to your house <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Unlock the door <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Push it with your hips then close it with force <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">You flop onto your coach <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">And kick off your shoes <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">You lay there for a while <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Just letting you body lose <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">And then you realize <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">That this is home <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">There’s no more worry <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">No more hassle <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Just a boat load of time <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">to eat <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">to drink <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">to spend time with the kids <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">and a smile creeps onto your face <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">sigh <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">I am home

<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">so this is my ode to home <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Where you feel like the smallest being in the world <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Surrounded by a blanket full of love and warmth <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Where you are free to talk <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">and let your brain lose <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">No worries <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">No pressure <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">No robbers <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">No lectures <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Just you <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">And your family <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Be it your dog <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Or your aunt Ashley <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">You are free you are lose <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">You are wrapped in love and chose <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">To stay in that embrace that is home <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">It is home <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">You are home.