My feet and my heart
Scattered across airplanes and airports
Across oceans that feed the distance between where I come from
And where I go
My heart longing for the goodbyes said
Through warm hugs and teary eyes
Goodbyes to the homes that built me
The walls that hold the memories of a lifetime
And I sit through the turbulence of the plane
Wondering why the rocky skies resemble the way I feel in my heart
I know it’ll pass
And we’ll land
And recreate
The homes we lost
The memories that sit through our photos
And emblems we collected
And on a cold day
We’ll find ourselves thinking about the hearts we touched
And the ones that touched us
We’ll wonder about that one person that showed us kindness on a gloomy day
How they’re doing
And where they are
And wonder if they ever feel this way
Homesickness
Is not always a place
It is
A feeling,
A craving,
For that warmth
And familiarity
and happiness
Starting over
Both painful and beautiful
Can feel all too familiar
But sometimes
The heart craves stability
The pains of uprooting
Although invisible,
Leave a print that you can never erase,
For better or for worse