I’m Home

I see the red soil

Stain the outsoles of my shoes

Brushing the burnt land.

I see the stray cows

Move along the crowded streets

As I walk back home.

I hear the waves crash

The gulls screeching by the shore

The tide abating.

I hear them laughing

Kookaburras in the trees

As I walk back home

I hold my grandparents

I feel them hug me tightly

As I leave my home

And when all my friends

And my family walk with me,

I know that I’m home.