Here, 
among the constant inflow 
of information from 
Fox, 
CNN, 
WFSB, 
and the nervous chatter of my parents, 
only words 
spoken 
concerning you. 
 
Surrounded 
by where I came from,
the only place I have ever lived
before college began, 
I am thrown & locked 
into my home 
with all of the 
work and worries 
of a college life. 
 
Only you: 
brought me even
closer to my family 
but also further from my friends 
and a place that was 
just becoming my home,
to make me realize 
the love I have for my original home.