I take the same 8:30 bus every day,
Now bus driver stops at the stop,
Without me asking him to stop or
Pulling that yellow string,
I say hi to a few regulars,
I have an intermediate bus stop, where I do my picnic,
Waiting for the next bus, sitting on the grass with a book,
I got it from the local library here,
I have a go-to ice cream place,
A place where I could go to work,
In the middle of a gallery, mostly on rough days,
I have a place seemingly like home,
I have a roommate, more like a guardian,
“You know, if you are ever caught in a bind,
I will pick you up just call me,"
Basically, here is the food, advice, care and a whole lot of kindness,

There is a doggo, and
Every morning doggo wakes up,
looks at me, stays there,
She knows we need our morning hugs,
The first time I learnt to hug her,
She just moved until we were both comfortable,
I have someone at work,
Who observes, listens,
And shares feedback, advice,
Some good mentors, with so much kindness,
I have a few friends,
Kind of friends,
With whom you could just jump into the pool without worrying about the extra pair of clothes,
whom you could borrow clothes from,
With a shared perspective, patient and kind explanation,
This and that, and that’s how it all works,
Walking across cities, museums, places,

I have another old roommate,
Now, a friend, who would bring up my favourite ice cream during grocery shopping,
Call up while she is crying or listen to me while I am,
I have a place I can go and volunteer for,
I have a place I could walk around,
I know where to buy groceries from, and now I am friends with a few of the people who work there,
I have a place where I can go for my runs,

Life takes you through places and
It is our responsibility to live life, to care to love, to be kind,
and to try and build, find, seek roots and connections,
with whomever, wherever you are living,
And I feel, now around here, in this new place, I have a home!

But I woke up, like early morning realization,
Painted straight like blunt truth,
On this canvas, clearing up with the sun,
I realized, soon I would have to move,
Leaving all this behind, all of it what I have sought,
caringly crafted and looked for, and I felt a bit tired,
But then, as I believe in, always,
Off to a new adventure next, seeking more purpose, more meaning,
more connections, care, and love, trying to look for a home wherever I go,
Sustaining these roots, this love, care, and warmth alive,
but seeking this new world, new place, a new set of random people ahead :)!