Homesick

a sanctuary lies

in the cool caress of an airconditioner at summer's dawning
in anything bought with your own sweat and blood
in the freedom of swimming through the smooth savory feel of water
consoling you from the heat

beneath the silvery garments of a chocolate bar
in unexpectedly hearing a favorite song over the radio
in the refreshing zest of coke as it slides down your throat
upon managing to capture a fleeting moment on film
in a calming, soothing dose of tea
in finding a pink mentos candy to be next in line
in savoring the blissful sweetness of strawberry milk
within the taste of red jellyaces
in the creases of your tongue
where whiterabbit wrappers melt into lavish perfection

in the absence of any homework for the day
in getting good in a test you didn't study for
in getting even better in a test you did study for
amidst the warm feeling of rainshowers in the morning
in outbursts of laughter for the stupidest things
within the lectures that go beyond the classroom walls
amidst meaningful conversations with classmates
amidst senseless conversations with classmates
in being tasked to do something you really enjoy
without any unwanted restrictions

across the comforting bridge of silence between two souls
within the presence of a true friend
in receiving message alerts
in reading messages
across distances, which phone calls to loved ones cut short
around the lovingly genuine, secure embrace of a mother
within the contented smile of a grandfather
as he watches his children and grandchildren before him

amidst the silence you owe yourself once in a while
in the sweet madness of your imagination
and within the sigh that weaves a valuable moment of salvation
from sheer insanity

please take me HOME... i can't find where it is anymore

and right now
I WANT TO BE WHERE LOVE IS REAL... AND WHERE MEMORIES OF DISTANT DAYS COME TO LIFE AGAIN.-the endless story

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