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homeleaving | DESCENT Issue #4
SRIJA PONNA
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you come home and it’s like
your bed is rooted to the same floor
your posters are clinging to the same wall
your cup of pens is stuck to the same desk
your clothes are banished to the same shelf
but you come home and it’s also like
the utensils are on the other side of the counter
the bowls are in the other drawer
the tv has a new remote
the plant is in the other corner of the living room
the parle-g biscuits are gone
the bread is a brand you never saw before the tree in
the garden is flowered the water comes from a pitcher not a faucet
the ac doesn't work
the ants are invading the dining table not the cabinet
your brother uses a different soap and works at chick-fil-a
your father has a new desk and posts his homemade curries on instagram
your father has a new desk and posts his homemade curries on instagram
your mother owns a new hair clip and prefers new incense sticks
you come home and it's like
you no longer know the people you've always known
have you ever known them?
it's like
everyone and everything has changed but you
you've surely changed too, but how would you know?
it's like
you are a guest in your own home
because it's not your home anymore, is it?
it's like
time moves on without you
so what's the point of you?
you come home
but it's not the home you left behind
it's like
once you leave home
you can never come back
and you never do
