You felt it before you heard it
You smelled it before you saw it
The heartbeat of a place so grounded,
Your roots can’t ever be doubted
I am the flutter in your chest, The chill in your spine
The voice in your head, The heat in your blood
The surge of countless emotions, sweet like fine wine
Soothing but exciting, overpowering like a seismic flood
I am the call in your marrow, you know, the one that pushes you further than tomorrow
I am where you are who you truly are
I am the ying that balances out your yang
I am the secret that the wind whispers in your ear
I am everything and anything you hold dear
The ache in your heart that you can’t live without
You long for me so much you rip off your shirt and shout.
I am where you never are alone.
I am all this and much more;
I am home.
Ibrahim Onimisi-Suleiman
5th Dec 2015