What is this Feeling?
By Rachel Zhang
Not the feeling of being unsafe
Not the feeling of being abandoned over a tiny mistake
Not isn’t the uncomfortable sensation of not fitting in
Not the he feeling of being anxious, unable to relax.
Not the feeling of being excluded,
exiled from a place of supposed comfort.
Not the feeling of being insecure,
distant from what should be familiar, [a little clunky this line]
Nor the feeling of being paranoid,
careful everywhere you step. Instead,
This is the feeling of home,
a place where you are loved
unconditionally and always
know you belong.