homesick

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The homesick ride oceans
of vicious memories,
pulled with a wind
that glides alongside them,
waves turning their longing hearts
into bait for the hunters
of distance to devour,
and the leeches of time
bring a poison of regret
that takes root until landfall
is made, and the
homesick
come home.

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