To be adored

I spent so long

Cultivating the feeling of home

Gathering stones

To assemble along the floors

Gathering ghosts

Populating the halls with their mores

I took you for

Ephemera, halfway out the door

At least I can remember how it felt

To be adored

I've tried so hard

To recapture my sense of wonder

Lost to my youth

Now the heart is a half-willing hunter

Standing at the center of my life

So much tenderness

That I don't recognize

Lying in the spoils of bygone life

I have not deserved

I've found my way to worth

At least I will remember how it felt

To be adored