Returning Home —
I have arrived,
I am home —
Simple words —
that have saved me.
Wherever you are —
make it your home.
Be there for the present —
the present is home.
I stand at this bus stop —
Drenched in the pouring rain.
This is where I want to be —
For I have arrived home.
I sit in this wonderful assembly —
Gathered from everywhere.
We are friends of this place —
This place that we call home.
My feet follow your feet,
Your feet follow my feet.
With each step we arrive,
With each step we are home.
I breathe gentle breaths,
You share your kind smile.
Who you are is not important —
It’s if you have arrived!
There are talk of this and that —
I strain and try to listen —
The words and sentences fly by —
But it’s alright — for we have arrived.
We come with our clothes and skin,
We come with our happiness and fears.
We have come to the right place —
Where we all can reside.
In the chamber of my heart,
The words are coming home —
I have arrived,
I am home.
— Luan V Dinh