Homesickness

Summary

The text is a poetic reflection on the profound experience of homesickness, depicted through a vivid dream where the author visits home despite real-world constraints.

Abstract

The poem "Homesickness" delves into the deep emotional longing to return home, a sentiment that strikes the author infrequently but intensely. It narrates a journey into the dream world where the author, unable to physically reunite with loved ones due to work and study commitments, finds solace in a dream that feels startlingly real. The dream transports the author to a place just out of reach, where they can see and almost touch their beloved, only to awaken to the reality of their solitude. The poem captures the oscillation between the desire to remain in the dream and the necessity to return to the waking world, highlighting the stark contrast between the warmth of home and the coldness of separation.

Opinions

The author expresses a profound sense of melancholy and yearning, which they describe as an emotional weight that grips them deeply.
There is a sense of frustration and helplessness in the face of obstacles like workloads and collegiate tasks that prevent the author from fulfilling their desire to be with their beloved.
The dream is portrayed as both a comfort and a torment, offering a brief respite from loneliness but also accentuating the pain of separation upon waking.
The author seems to grapple with the decision to stay within the dream or to wake up, reflecting a fear that indulging in such dreams might lead to regret or an escape from reality.
The poem suggests that the author values the tangible connection with their loved one, as they express a desire to physically embrace them, indicating that the dream, despite its vividness, is a poor substitute for actual presence.
The poem concludes with a note of gratitude to the reader and a reminder of the author's ownership and copyright of the work, emphasizing the personal significance of the piece.

My journey into the slumber world

This melancholic feeling inflicts me deep infrequently grips me at my core suffocating my soul

should get some thingy in a jiffy —

Yet how could I be with you soon, my beloved my collegiate tasks, workloads, impedes this fervent yearning above and beyond

Sadly, and out of boredom, I sank into a deep kip

Moments later found me hovering gazing over you just arms-length ahead

This varied heavy emotions of loneliness, solitude and longing brings me at your doorstep imminently

as if taking a peek will heal me quick

I can see you now vividly as busy as a bee, a huge load of toil burns your midnight oil

“Hey, Sweetie! I am home! I am just here behind you I want to hug you tight, I miss you so much it hurts!”

Woe! Blink of an eye! what is am I seeing? Is it me lying soundly asleep? my frame’s half sprawled on my bed…

How could this be? Must I stay or should I leave? be with you again or regret in the end?

Slowly I lay down on my rear no, it felt ain’t right I turned halfway And yes! I got it precise as if sliding back into the piece of a puzzle

I slipped into my half slouched bod; gently, my eyes opened to the loud clacking of a clock, TICK.TOCK.TICK ’tis 3 in the wee hours of the mornin’ light.

This piece was inspired by something that happened to me way back then when I was feeling a very deep desire to go home but circumstances got in the way and found it impossible to leave.

I unearthed myself in a dream-like state, so intense, that moments later, I have seen myself victoriously visiting my folks at home. A moment passed, I discovered my frame lying halfway. It was only then I realized, I should go back and wake up soonest, as I felt scared somehow, it will make me regret doing it often.

Thanks so much for dropping by. Stay well ever.

POETRY | DREAMS

Homesickness

My journey into the slumber world