the lightness.

tonight,
all my homes are calling out to me.
& my heart ...
oh, it aches.

san diego brings me home tomorrow.
iowa family begs me to stay.
uganda reminds me of living.
college laughs at me.

do you ever just need a place to belong?
is it possible to belong in too many?

regardless,
i am grateful for them all in ways words cannot express.
but this heart is being pulled in all directions,
& this beauty is being absorbed
& i am re-re-re-realizing l o v e.

[you were right about the stars
each one is a setting sun ... ]

i miss you
& wish your face was
the first to see in the west.

[p.s. i'm bringing
the guitar this
time.]

k.