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[ 21 January, 2023 ]

To my dearest

When I first came 
To this strange city
I never missed home 
Everyone did
But I didn't
Because I knew
There's a place I can return to
No matter how far I go
No matter how hard it gets
No matter how much changes
My home would wait for me 
Always
Then suddenly one evening
We moved
And since then
Everything kept changing
Nothing stayed the same
Neither my home, nor my family
Not even me
It was as if 
We left a part of us there
Obviously we all did
And after that evening
I never belonged
Every place felt
Unfamiliarly familiar
Every place was home
But no place was
And after that evening
I've grieved
And I've yearned
For that place
For my home
For me

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