A Love Letter To Seattle

Dear Seattle,

I have a homesickness I cannot treat.
I once lived where nature and my heart would meet.

I miss my life among-st the trees.
Their mossy emerald beauty brought me to my knees.

A friend once said, “living in Seattle is like opening a present everyday.”
There were so many gifts given I must have to say.

Then one day, I happened to get sick.

Doctors abused and my life turned ugly quick.

I lost people whom I loved because of things I did.

But this was not my fault, and it’s the doctor’s I have to forgive.

Loneliness and a child brought me back here.
A place that my heart can’t feel even though I was born near.

There are no Orcas,
There is no Sound.
The Earth is white and I’m frozen to the ground.

Even in summer when the leaves come out,
I still feel cold and lost with no way out.

I gave up many things I loved by leaving there.
There were scary times, when no one cared.

I had one thing to live for and that was son,
He helped me heal and made my heart hum.

A tiny baby is on his way.
A Grandchild for me to love and play.

I’ll sacrifice my life in Seattle to do the right thing.
But she will always be my home

A place where my heart can ring.

I must go now,
The weather is deeply cold
And my heart is getting old

I lay on my couch because there  is no place to go.

I lay under a comforter because there is no one to hold.

The only thing I have today is my little homemade movie.
To remind me of all the memories of you that still move me.

Dear God, I’m grateful for what I got, but my roots feel like they are going to rot.

Bring sunshine and green back to my life.

Bring me love and take away my strife.