If I ever understood what home meant,
then she is the person who planted
the definition in my head,
who carved it in my heart,
who waters it
so it grows and never dies
who built a cover for it
so it doesn't fly or fade away,
who made a lock for it
so it won't escape,
who made a key for it
so she can visit it whenever she wants
and who keeps it safe,
and that if she herself
is not my home.