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Hometown Chicago

May 13, 2021
By Jocelyn12 BRONZE, Chicago, Illinois
Jocelyn12 BRONZE, Chicago, Illinois
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Home is where the birds’ chirp and the hot sun rays illuminate your face

The sound of cars driving by and children laughing while they play

  

Waking up to black coffee brewing and wheat bread toasting

                                                                                                                                 Waiting

for the rooster to wake up the whole neighborhood


Walking down the sidewalk avoiding stepping in the cracks

Brick houses stand tall with their gates surrounding them


Home is where a worn-out sofa awaits my arrival

                                                                                                                                   Sitting

with an open window 

The breeze turning the curtains into  w a v e s


Passing through

                                              softly caressing my face


Home is where dark wooden stairs lead to an attic

                                                                                       no 

                                                                                    one

                                                                                 wants 

                                                                               to  

                                                                            go

                                                                          up

                                                                      alone 

A metallic taste develops in my mouth 

                                                                 halfway up


The stairs begin to look like a mountain of terror.


As the storm passes

                                                           the clouds clear up

Leaving an earthlike scent.


The sun’s rays come back

Drying the droplets in the green grass.



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