- You may be looking for the Erimem short story or the Bernice Summerfield short story.
"Home" was a poem by a female poet on Earth. Andrea Quill recited it in response to Ballon's story of his life as a refugee following the destruction of his homeworld. Quill quoted: "No one leaves home/unless home is the mouth of a shark." (TV: The Metaphysical Engine, or What Quill Did)
Behind the scenes
The poem was written by Warsan Shire in response to the European migrant crisis.