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By Karen Walker

Train outside my window

Carry me,

Over frozen bridges,

Past snowcapped peaks,

Back to my home in the saguaros

Where my husband waits for me

Rain outside my window

Carry me

Down endless rivers,

Across unrelenting plains

To my home by the sea

Where my children wait me

Wind outside my window

Carry me

Above oak forests

And bright city lights

To my home on the farm

Where Mother and Dad wait for me

Sun outside my window

Lower a ladder

And I will climb

above the clouds

Past the stars

To my home in the great beyond

Nurse rushing past my door

Help me

Get away from here!

I don’t need a hug

And I don’t want that pill!

I want to go home.