The kitten arrives a week before scheduled departure. The tiny, shrill creature dripping with naivete, made my sojourn seem more real, as if by vaguely defining for me the semblance of a home, it made the journey meaningful.
I am going to mumbai, which is essentially where home was-where I grew up. mumbai has been absent from my life for the last 3 years. I'm terribly excited to greet its sweaty, grimy, smoke kissed face, sparkling with the brilliance of possibility.
I'm in the train, it is paused under a smashing star studded sky. I can smell the earth, it is wet & full of living roots, leaves and other friendly creepy crawlies.
I look forward to return home, a richer person.
- 7th November 2012
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