Cold Hardwood Floor

How strange the day

I realized the bite

Of the hardwood floor

Sanded and straight

Sinking beneath the weight

Of life unlived here before

My socks though thick

For the winter’s chill

Provide little comfort

For a girl fallen ill

A headache on top

A stomachache to top that off

And heartsick

For those she once knew

Seeing the horses in their coats

The cows foggy breath

From the nose

And there is no one around

That she knows.

A sip of sweet tea

Made with love for me

By the man I now call

My family

I take courage at heart

For though we are apart

I never have felt all alone

Though seven hours north

And the screaming

Has made you hoarse

You cannot take away

This my home.