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I left a home in 2008
Like, a temporary home, I guess
A hilly college town
I knew those hills
My calves had grown
Strong enough
To climb them
I knew
I knew the people
The trees
Where to get a cup of tea
I looked out my window
On my last night there
Saw the sunset over the Hudson
Reveled in the familiarity
And left it behind
I left a home in 2019
This one
An ocean away
In China
I was a foreigner there
But I stayed a long time
Knew the smells
Knew the language
Knew where to get a bowl of re gan mian
I looked out my window
On my last night there
Saw the sunset over the Yangtze
Reveled in the familiarity
And left it behind
I have an actual home
Like an actual actual home
Whenever I come back
I chafe against it
Wishing I were from
Somewhere else
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