Where I'm From

Home is where knees hit the ground
where palms etched with psalms are lifted high 
and the utterances of '아버지' & '주님' are familiar cadences that roll off the tongue 

Home is sacred ground, 
the place where jars of tears spilled over to nourish the ground;

where faith was a glimmering thread that was never obscured 

by the dark dark night 

Home is three stories; three journeys intertwined - 

the backdrop of my gasp and cry 

I am from a place where the valleys and mountaintops collide,

where the all-consuming presence of God cannot be denied.