When love came home

Love, at first, could not be found

Imitations did not suffice

I knew loneliness, and it knew me

A reliable friend it was, till the day she came

Loneliness would not leave; it had a home in me

My heart was locked away, and she became my friend

She made me laugh, she made me see things I had not seen

She made me comfortable, she made me free

When love crept in and loneliness left, I was not aware

Until the day she left

Then loneliness returned, and I knew what was lost

I searched, and I yearned

I called and howled, but she was gone

Then one day, good fortune smiled, and she answered my call.

I held her close from that moment

I was contented and overjoyed

I was sure my heart would explode

If she had to be away, I was forlorn

If I had to work, my mind was with her

My work suffered, but my heart prospered

She had become everything to me

My soul's companion

Like a house, she has become my home