Hutt Zone - 1 October

This poem is called Home by Kylie Lingard and it came third in the teen section of the 2022 Upper Hutt Library's Poetry Competition.

Some call their house a home, a place to live their lives with loving, caring family.

Yet some have other places to call home.

Some have many spaces to call home.

Some unfortunate souls have none.

So what makes a home a home? Well, as with many things in this world, that depends on the one you ask.

Some will say it's a place with their family.

Some will say it's a place without.

Some call their house a home.

Some will call spaces with their friends their homes.

Some homes may not even be physical.

Some may feel at home online, surrounding themselves with a group of close friends from across the world.

And yet some others don't call a place a home.

They may feel at home with a group of people, people who make them safe and happy.

So what exactly is a home? Well, a home isn't a place.

It is a feeling.

A feeling of safety, of warmth, of happiness.

When one feels safe to express themselves, a feeling of love, compassion and caring.

Home means something different to different people.

Home is not the same for different people.

Some may have more glamorous homes and others may have simpler homes.

But whatever your home may be, You will know when you're there.

The place you will always return to.

Home.