Come Back

When you come back home
you expect welcome mats of
damn, where you been?
you look good
is there something
I can do for you?
is there anything you need?
but these are the same mats
you stepped on before

When you come back home
you expect the spotlight
to be as bright
as the last time
you left the stage
but the page has turned
and you got left out
the next chapter

Some doors are still left open
with loved ones who never gave up
knowing that one day
you would get it right
they are scared to give you
too many hugs
because they don’t want to enable you again
but they want to stay informed
so they ask questions about twelve steps
and all you can say is that
you closed your eyes
took one giant step
and never looked back

When you finish getting the love
you dreamed of getting
you come home
and clean your closets
making sure to keep the phone nearby
just in case
you bump into half of something
that will bring you back
and hit you
where it hurts