If I were a Home

By Gabriela Gerritsen

Here lies,

The smell of the salty ocean waves

The soft, sandy terrain

The warmth of a bonfire

The stars are your neighbor

The moon is your friend

A friendly knock is all you need to come in

A small space with only the essentials

A simple kind of happiness with only one room for my lover and I

The kitchen has been used to prep our meal

Pieces of vegetables here and there

Tonight we choose to cook outside

We invite our friend, the moon, to join us

There is a window on the ceiling

Light shining in and a cool breeze pervades

If I had to change something about this home, it would be the colors

Make them more bright and confident

If you were to see this home, you would get to know it for what it is in it’s entirety

Nothing to hide here