Why did I come home?
Honestly it's been long since I was last here
Had almost, almost started missing this place
But honestly, no, I did not miss the fights.
I did not miss the aggressiveness
I did not miss the mockery, the taunts
I did not miss them belittling me
I did not miss them dismissing me
Maybe it was the privacy that I missed
Maybe it was the evening tea
Or perhaps the early morning cold milk
Or proabably the study routine?
But now I think I miss what I thought was a cage
I think I mistook this house as freedom
Freedom is not in walls, not in confinement
It is not in getting used to something so much that it no longer bothers you
It is not in being adaptive to all environment and keeping yourself from complaining to appear unpromblematic
Everywhere I go I think I miss my freedom
Something I haven't had, yet I long for it.

Comments (7)
Really enjoyed this!
It perfectly captures that realization of how, even when you feel homesick, it is something you’ve grown past. And something you gotta leave behind, and yet, a small part of you still misses the idea of it.
Thank you so much!!
Exactly, you perfectly summed it up.