House and Home

The smaller the better
Stronger and high
Keeping the crowds away
Bodies of loud opinions
With comfort comes safety
And trust with isolation
I’m not awkward or anti-social
I’m an addict to familiarity
My complexity is simple

I invest in own world
Living on the inside looking out
Surrounded by everything
Yet I am exposed to nothing
Pains of the world exist
But only if I let them in
This is my balance, my scale
Clean and calculated
Envisioned and executed
Never compromised or broken

Happiness is in the construction
Measured throughout time
Looking back on what was
Reviewing what has become
Those, those are the materials
Placed neatly and carefully
And once placed never moved
Slowly emerging and growing
The legacy is alive, it feels

This is why I’m safe
Why I protect what I grow
Inside it’s more than sensitive
It’s fragile and delicate
What is made cannot be unmade
It is what it is, forever
So it must be nurtured
Groomed and satisfied
For it is who I am, it is myself
Without it I unravel and cease

Guests are not welcomed
No probes or investigations
Wandering eyes and curious eyes
There’s nothing to display
But there’s nothing to hide
This is my creation, my life
Only those I love and proven
Those are who I let inside
With me in my heart