Heng Siok TianInside a home you left me, a blue orphanage. Inside a bluish mosaic, space to live.
About This Quote
In the poem, “Inside a Home You Left Me,” the speaker is referring to a home that is left vacant. In the poem, the speaker imagines a blue orphanage and a blue mosaic containing a space to live. When a person’s home is left empty after an unexpected loss, they will often turn to another place to seek solace. Often times this place will be a place of warmth and comfort, such as a home or orphanage.
Homes and orphanages often have blue as their color scheme. In the case of the home in this poem, it is obvious that the speaker has been left empty after being abandoned by those he loved. The speaker has been abandoned by those he loved and many of his possessions have been taken from him as well.
The speaker can only imagine what his life would be like if he had not lost everything and was able to return to his former home and make it his own again.
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