Best Poems Written by Brendan Mcauliffe Brendan Mcauliffe

Home

Home is a place on the run 
It is the middle of the ride
The first stroke of the swim
It is the training and the race

The swim is the first room in the home 
It is where it all begins
Home is the smell of chlorine
It’s the early mornings and cold pool

After walking through the home the second room appears
The ride
Home is the hours spent on the road and trails 
It’s the ups and downs of the mountains
Home is the speed on the side of the road

The last room in the home is the run 
It's the miles spent on the track
Home is many pairs of shoes
It’s the fast and slow, the ups and downs, the early mornings and late nights
Visitors often say this is the best room of the home

While the small home is often overlooked
It works for those who see its true value
But on the other side of the home is the back yard
And the finish line is what it is all about 
And that is what they missed 

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