let me be your home

          Let me be your home.
I want to wrap you up inside me.
          Let me be your home,
          Where you can take off your shoes
                    And bullet-proof mask
                    That reflects everything I need to hear
                    Back at me,
          So I can see the soft wishes of your heart
          And hold them in my world-worn hands
                    Like blown glass, full of potential.
          Let me be your shelter,
          Let me be your roof and creaking hinges.
I will be the murmuring oaks beside the door
          And the books crammed together by time
          On friendly shelves.
I will be your safety.
          Let me hold you and keep you,
          Let me be your sanctuary.
I promise I will be a warmer home
          Than the one you currently keep.
Let me be your home.
          I ache.
          I ache for you,
          And I am sorry.