I remember that day
So clearly, it seems
I was sitting alone at the table
At home in my mind
When a stranger came in
With her smile, so friendly and kind
As if she were invited
She wasn't a neighbor quite yet,
I must say
And I'd convinced myself
She couldn't possibly stay
She explored for a bit,
Before coming right over
And setting a place
At my table with me
And that was the day
That my whole life would change
For she made up a home
For herself in my heart
And she came and she went
Through the home that she'd entered
She thinned out my walls
She made me feel centered
We'd play games and chat
And we'd both have a blast
As time had gone by
She'd helped me realize
That this place I called home
Alone in my mind
Was a secret prison
I'd trapped myself in
When she broke through my door
And she thinned out my walls
I could finally roam
I was finally free
But why would she save
Someone she didn't know
And why would she build in my heart
her own home
Not only that
But how does she know
When to take my hand
When I'm transforming my home
To remind me that I
Don't belong in that prison
Sometimes I still think
There's bars on my windows
But then she's right there
To light up those shadows
Who would've known that all I would need
Was kindness and hope
To set me free
For that stranger who found me
Not two years ago
Is now my best friend
Who helped me find home
