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Barbara Writes
Barbara Writes
May 12, 2008 ⭐ View statistics (Premium feature)

When Home Is Not A Home

When Home Is Not A Home   Home is not a home Just shelter from the wind That Mother Nature unleash Upon a troubled heart   When we talk about everything and we fight about nothing
no one listens away
home is not a home
Just shelter from the wind

When a storm of debt, rages on
And the threat of foreclosure hovers over
When the car is being, repossess
and no money for repairs, keep you walking
And all is loss, even love
Home is not a home
Just shelter from the wind


When there are limited funds, to buy food
and the lights are getting turn off
When the bank accounts run dry
And gas prices continue to rise
Home is not a home
Just shelter from the wind

  When there is no friend to call, when in a jam And no family to lean on, when torn apart Home is not a home Just shelter from the wind    
— Barbara Writes, May 12, 2008

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Region, Country: United States, USA

Favorite Poets: Billy Collins, Shakespeare, , Emily Dickinson, , , Whitman, Jess Tapper

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Barbara Writes

Barbara Writes

18 years ago

Mark

Smiles:) Barbara Thanks, looking for ideas. Have any suggestions? I have a few been considering.
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Pleides

18 years ago

Home

is a word that holds people together and your poem very aptly describes the feelings of disintegration many people are coming to terms with currently. I especially liked these lines which began your poem. Thanks for posting it. Home is not a home But a shelter from the wind That Mother Nature unleashes Upon a troubled heart Pleides
Barbara Writes

Barbara Writes

18 years ago

Pleides

Smiles:) Barbara Thanks for your comment I appreciate it. Unity in the family has lost its way.
whitetea

whitetea

18 years ago

it kills me to think

that the ones we struggle most with are our loved ones, family, lovers etc. The reality is not always bad but I do hesitate when I think about becoming a mother down the road, the struggles of being a wife and so on. Its... daunting. I know what you mean.
Barbara Writes

Barbara Writes

18 years ago

Kills me

Smiles:) Barbara Yes married with kids today is rough. Takes hard work yo keep it together. when there is no to turn to when in really tough spots, especially when these spots last a while. Thanks for replying.