{"id":18164,"date":"2014-10-11T11:02:51","date_gmt":"2014-10-11T11:02:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cooksdelight.co.uk\/blog\/?p=18164"},"modified":"2014-10-11T11:39:21","modified_gmt":"2014-10-11T11:39:21","slug":"our-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cooksdelight.co.uk\/blog\/2014\/10\/our-home\/","title":{"rendered":"Our home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fbcdn-sphotos-e-a.akamaihd.net\/hphotos-ak-xpa1\/v\/t1.0-9\/10672324_367773543378155_2170816315475412883_n.jpg?oh=75267bee0b9e9efc65cdda17c2f4917a&amp;oe=54C1AED6&amp;__gda__=1421615982_a751b7e577c014186df8de761fec6f74\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #444444;\">home is where the heart is<\/span><\/p>\n<p>and my heart was always here<\/p>\n<p>its\u00a0<span style=\"color: #444444;\">where my folks shared \u00a0everything<\/span><\/p>\n<p>for me it seemed so clear<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>this was our home together<\/p>\n<p>a warm basket by the stairs<\/p>\n<p>pi water in the kitchen<\/p>\n<p>and they tended to my affairs<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I didn&#8217;t want for anything<\/p>\n<p>my food was always there<\/p>\n<p>always fresh and tasty<\/p>\n<p>I never had a care<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>and, no interference<\/p>\n<p>self determination<\/p>\n<p>they were so bohemian<\/p>\n<p>this was their creation<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>our home was really comfy<\/p>\n<p>and happy so I thought<\/p>\n<p>he was a gentle artist<\/p>\n<p>and both kids did their sport<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>then one day it happened<\/p>\n<p>a loud knock on the door<\/p>\n<p>some men with great big lorries<\/p>\n<p>they were gruff<\/p>\n<p>I was not sure<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>i high tailed out of there at speed<\/p>\n<p>not knowing what to think<\/p>\n<p>the men came in and started loading<\/p>\n<p>stuff, \u00a0even the pink<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>bedding that mum gave me was thrown inside<\/p>\n<p>their truck<\/p>\n<p>they kicked my basket down the hall<\/p>\n<p>and squeezed my rubber duck<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>they were moving everything<\/p>\n<p>what was it all about<\/p>\n<p>the family wasn&#8217;t anywhere<\/p>\n<p>and the boss man could he shout<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>they cleared the house in a morning<\/p>\n<p>and boarded up the door<\/p>\n<p>they boarded up the windows<\/p>\n<p>and drove off<\/p>\n<p>and I wasnt sure<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>why all this had happened<\/p>\n<p>where was my family they<\/p>\n<p>must now all come back for me<\/p>\n<p>if they have gone away<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>no food was left no water<\/p>\n<p>nothing left for me<\/p>\n<p>hours passed days passed<\/p>\n<p>days and nights<\/p>\n<p>where was my family<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>how could I survive this<\/p>\n<p>why had they just forgot<\/p>\n<p>I was part of their family too<\/p>\n<p>and I loved them a lot<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I caught some mice and ate a while<\/p>\n<p>but realized that that if I<\/p>\n<p>was now alone in this big world<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;d really have to try<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>and get by on less food and drink<\/p>\n<p>and take it when I could<\/p>\n<p>and live more in the parkland over yonder<\/p>\n<p>which was good<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>over there more action<\/p>\n<p>and reaction but then I<\/p>\n<p>came back every night to sleep on the front step<\/p>\n<p>and to cry<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I cry a lot inside myself<\/p>\n<p>most humans do not know<\/p>\n<p>they go about their own routine<\/p>\n<p>and us cats are down below<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>they cannot see us sadly<\/p>\n<p>not unless they stoop<\/p>\n<p>or crawl about the floor some do<\/p>\n<p>or unless they spill the soup<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>so I &#8216;ve laid here for some weeks now<\/p>\n<p>and nobody came by<\/p>\n<p>then one day a van stopped outside<\/p>\n<p>and a women and a guy<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>took me to the centre<\/p>\n<p>where they look after me<\/p>\n<p>but I still wonder what became<\/p>\n<p>of my own family<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>they just upped and left me<\/p>\n<p>that was a bitter blow<\/p>\n<p>when you want so much to be loved<\/p>\n<p>and finally you know<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>that nobody did love you<\/p>\n<p>that nobody did care<\/p>\n<p>the fact that you gave your heart to them<\/p>\n<p>made no odds, \u00a0 so there!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>at least you&#8217;ve landed on your feet<\/p>\n<p>at least someones around<\/p>\n<p>with the realization that you were born<\/p>\n<p>and in pity you were drowned<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>nobody will love you<\/p>\n<p>nobody is there<\/p>\n<p>you were just unfortunate<\/p>\n<p>chin up and be aware<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I am aware<\/p>\n<p>I am aware<\/p>\n<p>really I am but I<\/p>\n<p>look at other families<\/p>\n<p>some that live close by<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>and I envy their existence<\/p>\n<p>I just couldn&#8217;t see<\/p>\n<p>I gave my heart to all of them<\/p>\n<p>and they flung it back at me<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>t<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>home is where the heart is and my heart was always here its\u00a0where my folks shared \u00a0everything for me it seemed so clear &nbsp; this was our home together a warm basket by the stairs pi water in the kitchen &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/cooksdelight.co.uk\/blog\/2014\/10\/our-home\/\">Continue reading <span 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