homesick

How did a place I’ve never been to before feel like home?

How did I fall in love with cities in less than 120 hours?

How did big buildings make me feel taller?

How did highway traffic make time go faster?

How did colder weather make me feel warmer?

How did a sleepless city make me feel rested?

How did I go back?

To the small, unlovable town with no traffic?

And a warmth so suffocating?

To the small cages where everyone’s asleep but me?

How did I get here?

How do I go home?