when home is with them and their smiles

and with 40,000 brothers and sisters

and with peace

and with happiness

and with gratitude

and with joy

and with love

so much love

so much that I'm absorbing it like a sponge

until my chest breaks wide open

but instead of blood

it's fireworks

and they are beautiful instead of terrifying

for once they are only beautiful

and for once I am only happy

and for once I cry because I belong

not because I don't fit in

and I don't think anyone

could wish for more

than this