Home Place

Time to go back, return:
on occasions like this the homesickness
always kicks in unexpectedly,
this pressing need to see home once more.
But where is home after all?
where do I go from this point forward?
& which of these places around here
do I truly call home?

Home is where the heart is,
where it has always been & where
it will always stay. That's what I always
believed & even now home
is wherever my true colors are
shining most fervently.
This is not to say I have forgotten
where I came from - I have never
disavowed my roots, my heritage,
the very letters which they both arrived in.
I have always known who I represent,
which side I have been on
since those first humble days
at the true home place. But now
that I have made it known to all
how strongly I've supported sisterhood
where do I really stand?

I am not a stranger here. No,
on the contrary: I am welcome
to set foot in this house anytime.
When I enter & leave this place
is up to me to decide.
Why then should I believe otherwise?
If I have found my home
among the rose & green, so be it then.
If I have found my home
among the cardinal, so be it then.
But one thing is for certain:
my heart bleeds blue & old gold
& this home will always be my first.