Escape

I left my home

To chase my dreams

To find a place

Where I belong

I thought I knew

What I wanted

To study hard

To work well

But soon I found

That dreams are not

What they seem to be

When reality hits

I felt the stress

The pressure

The loneliness

The emptiness

I needed an escape

From the hectic life

From the false hopes

From the broken promises

I looked around

And saw no place

That could give me peace

That could make me happy

Then I remembered

My home

The place I left

The place I escaped

I realized then

That home is not

A prison or a burden

But a refuge and a blessing

Home is where

I can be myself

I can be loved

I can be free

Home is where

I find my joy

I find my strength

I find my purpose

Now I long to go back

To my home

To see my family

To feel their warmth

Home is not what I escaped from

Home is what I escape to.