it's not the dazzling lights that ignite your long darknesses
the night sky velvety-black perforated with endless shimmering starlight
it's not the depths of the river i walked by
the sea! the sea! my heart's well desires no freshwater
it's not the mechanical sounds of your clockwork efficiency
indications of humanity: conversation is warm, laughter too loud
it's the roots being extracted
it's the heartbeats left behind
it's knowing it's over
it's the million miles between then and now
a lifetime away
i'm home
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