My sisters and my friends make short visits to this place, our hometown. Then they hop in their cars and drive back to their lives. I am always left standing, waving goodbye. And I am still here. Nothing has changed.
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When I listen to music I usually listen to one song over and over and over again until the song is burned in my brain. Right now it's Walcott from Vampire Weekend. The girls and I rock out to it in the car, and then....
"all the way to New Jersey, all the way to the garden state."
And with those lyrics, tears fill my eyes. It's an uncontrollable emotional reflex. My best friend is moving there next week.
Now I'll be waving goodbye to her even less.
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Did you ever stop to think maybe your friends and siblings swing through town because YOU are there and because YOU make their hometown a little more special? I'd like to think YOU make their trips home that much more welcomed.
I totally agree with Nilsa. I think of all the people that I know and love and get to see because you are here. People are drawn to you. I even see my own daughters more because you are here.
i have to disagree with them. i come home for concord's night life!
it's true that you are what make it home for them. I become less homesick for my hometown as more human connections move away from there like I did. the pull to go back home is a powerful force, and it's all you, sweetie!
I miss you already. Seriously missing you. The tears have filled my eyes more than once since I found out I was moving so far away from you.
I've been trying not to dwell on the fact that I'm moving away from my best friend and my family...it makes me too sad. You are definitely one of the main reasons why I come home so much.
Let's start planning the next time we'll see each other. Then we'll have something to look forward to. I can't imagine a more exotic destination than NJ (ha ha). Can you?
Love you.
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