I stand at the familiar doorway
I'd entered so often
But something holds me back
In nervous excitement.
Within this threshold lie
Not only thoughts I owned
They also hold the happy ties,
Some remain; and some not anymore.
In these rooms I'd played
And shared my toys with friends.
And sometimes sat alone
With myself as my friend.
Inside, I know, nothing's gone,
Nor anything replaced,
And I don't know why I hesitate
To enter this happy place?
The home unchanged
The rooms unchanged
The toys and games unchanged.
What stills my hand upon the key
is the thought,
Am I the same?
