Homesickness

i miss home

a place of warmth

where food is available

where i don't need to think about what money i need to save for trains that week

or what time i need to get up

or how much work i need to do

or how i can avoid bumping into anyone in the lift

i like to keep myself to myself sometimes

i don't like the demands of living in a place like this

i miss my bed

my pillows

my grandma's gravy

my mother's pavlovas

i miss the countryside

my dog

my books

my friends

my family

my church

my city

i miss my HOME.