where is home

when screams penetrate the wall of ignorance you've built around your mind, to protect yourself

where is home

when dinner is no longer served hot, but with lewd men who leer when you try to escape to your room

where is home

when you don't see either parent for weeks at a time, left with nothing but two quarters

where is home

when you've been wearing the same clothes for the past year, the stench of hopelessness clings to the material