"The Stillness of Home"

 "The Stillness of Home"

by:

Virgilio F. De leon Jr.MD

I

I know that your mind travels

Through time days or weeks or months in advance

I know that you have considered

every decision and every path

II

You tell me in rapid fashion

Oh your tired nights and frustrations

Of the love of the work

of the distance we have travelled

III

You rant ,you complain

You don't want your problems solved

So I sit or stay still

Just to hear you vent , Just to listen

IV

And though you say things

and you complain that sleeps elude you

In the mere seconds that you lay on my chest

A quiet snore blooms from you.

V

You called me your Home

And so I let you be still

In mind and body and everything in between

In these arms

Quezon City. May 2, 2025