I will make
my center my home
and wherever I am
I am centered
I am home

I will bring
to the center
of my being
knowledge of where
I come from

Pictures of family
friends lovers pets
Books I had read
to help me
feel less alone

Furniture that
became familiar
Plants that
breathed life
filling rooms

Rooms becoming
apartments Houses
becoming homes
The puzzle of my life
leaving clues

Collecting memories
Inventing histories
biographies identities
Discovering
who I am as I move

I will make
my center my home
and wherever I am
I am centered
I am home

and I will bring
to the center
of my being
knowledge of where
I come from

*Above photo shows Mom and me, a baby, born in London, England, 1974.