Hey readers! I am sure that you've probably heard that "home is where you make it," or something similar. Thinking more on this, I wrote this week's piece based on what we take away from our home. If it's a particular person, place, or state of mind, I hope this poem motivates you to use whatever ideas or aspirations you took away from home to keep your dreams and you moving forward. Maybe this is a broad statement in itself, but no matter what is considered your "safe space," I believe in who you are and what you want to do. Now, place this same positive energy into yourself. Continue to dream and build!

Every now and then

I get a little discouraged

I worry too much about one thing

And soon, I begin to question everything

Everything that I aspire to be and do

Every now and then

I write what I feel

So that I don't worry as much as last time

And keep the fears at bay

Hoping, always hoping, they'll

Fade away some day

Every now and then

I want to be alone

To make sure I don't

Have to be afraid on my own

In that time and space apart,

I look deep into my heart

Although fearless, seemingly so,

There are people who make up

Home, a place I know I can go

Rest assured, I know I am not alone

And even when I feel unsure

The ones who love me most

Make me again, safe and secure

Home isn't a "proper location" or

"Perfect person," but a state of being

Exactly what you want or even of who you were afraid

You weren't good enough to be

I hold onto the memories and carry them with me

Home is solace and understanding

Every now and then

I dream again

Of the inspiration

Of the aspiration

Of the determination

Of the culmination

Of things that make "me," me

No matter where I go

Every after and again

I think of home

Home was the lamp

That guided me to dreams and goals

Every after and again

I think of Home