Published May 15th, 2024
by Elyse Puertas
Come home when you've had enough
Come home to rest
I see the exhaustion in your face
I feel your fear, our fear, tangible and swirling, engulfing us
Come home
Don't fade away
Come back home to rest
Come back home to me
About the Poet
Elyse Puertas resides in San Francisco, California, United States.
Read the poet's biography on Elyse Puertas's Artist Page.
This poem is included in Poetry World #9, published in the Wax Poetry and Art Library.
Previously published in San Francisco Poetry Magazine:
The Shell of My Grandfather
by Maryam Shama
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