Home Is Where The Heart Is (Take It In Blood)

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Home Is Where The Heart Is Print

The Home Is Where The Heart Is Print by Shaquille-Aaron Keith is a powerful artwork that explores themes of heartbreak, emotional conflict, and the search for belonging. Through both visual art and poetry, Keith reflects on the experience of feeling trapped within relationships and environments that no longer offer comfort, security, or unconditional support.

The artwork examines the contrast between the idea of home as a place of love and the reality of emotional pain. As the narrative unfolds, feelings of disappointment, isolation, and longing emerge. However, the piece also encourages reflection on personal strength and the desire for change.

They say home is where the heart is,
But What to do if my heart isn’t?
A home filled with everything
But unconditionals and
No hinderance.

The walls peel,
The Aroma of dead carcass is in the air,
You’ve broken the hearts only shield,
Now I stand dripping
Like excess olive oil in thick hair.
I’ve given all that I could to make this house a home,
Trapped inside but the opposite is where
My mind does roam,
A sealed fate, with no escape
A life spent, With no repent,
Knowledge no longer gained
And put to good use,
But now a slave, who’s chances of escape are acute.

The floor beneath you is bloody from all your victims before me,
Took them for all they had,
Your ever looping story.
You get away with Murder,
And command others to do it for you,
A curse should one fall victim
To hopelessly adore you.

Poem and art by Shaquille-Aaron Keith