It’s been so long since I have been home It’s been so long since I have slept like a baby It’s been so long since I took a deep breath and let loose It’s been so long since I ate till my stomach hurt It’s been so long since my smile reached my eyes Now that I have you, will you be my home? Will you come back to me every evening? Will you sit and eat with me everyday? Will you put the phones away and lie down with me to listen to nothing but each other’s heartbeats? Will you be my pillow when I want to give it all up and calm down? Will you run your fingers through my hair until I go to sleep? Will you laugh with me on the simplest and silliest things? Will you be my home?
May these dire times remind us to be grateful again ⠀ The long evening walks with your friends, giggling and gossiping ⠀ The getaways and the holidays you took to discover yourselves and the world ⠀ The wonderful delicacies you would enjoy with your loved ones to celebrate life events or just a cheat meal ⠀ The big party nights with your social circle to mingle among each other and go all out to forget any agonies of your own ⠀ The small drives you could take with your loved one just to be able to make them feel better ⠀ The movie nights where you might have gone just to be able to enjoy your friends’ company rather than the film ⠀ The open conversations you could have with any stranger who would be dog walking beside you in the park ⠀ The fun filled shopping trips and the guilty pleasures you had in the most crowded of malls ⠀ An encouraging tap on the shoulder, a happy hug, mischievous tickling, loving gesture of holding hands, or just a cheerful fist bump ⠀ Everything which onc...