Homeward Bound

Today I will leave the city for three days. I will leave behind the smog, the 5 mile walks, the crystalline lounges and busy-ness. I will temporarily trade it all in for fresh air, speeding down the beltway, roughhousing with the dog and lazing on my couch. I will catch up with friends, go to the mall, eat my father's chicken curry and sleep next to my mother. I will absorb the pureness of suburbia, for three days. There will be no stress, no meaningless flirting, no drinking, no reprimands, no impressions to make and no deadlines looming...except for my 9pm train on Sunday night, heading back to Penn Station - back to city life.