I’m coming home
Tell the World I’m coming home
Let the rain, wash away, all the pain of yesterday
I know my kingdom awaits, and they’ve forgiven my mistakes
I’m coming home, I’m coming home
Tell the World that I’m coming..."
As the merciless calender finally jettisoned the fireworks laden July page and the thumbtack now sticking through the top of the August page, the time is almost upon us. It's almost time to say goodbye to our families, pack up all of our things for the second time in four months, to buy textbooks, to reunite with friends, to set that alarm clock for 7:30am again, and to trudge to class while wishing we were still sleeping (or wishing we were actually awake for that matter). While I literally can't wait for all these things, what I'm looking forward to the most is not found in that list. What I'm looking forward to the most is something quite simple. It's returning to New York City.
The City of Blinding Lights. The most magical, overwhelming, beautiful place imaginable. More awe inspiring than any sprawling meadow in the Great Plains. More wondrous than any peak in the Rocky Mountain range. More powerful than the viewing the Atlantic Ocean alone from a moonlight Florida beach. They say standing at the foot of the sea makes you feel small, but I believe standing at the foot of the Empire State Building or in the footprint of the former World Trade Center is what can make really someone feel small. Not just in terms of physical size, but in terms of something that isn't quite quantifiable. It's hard to comprehend the enormity of what happened at Ground Zero even when you're standing in it's shadow. The same with the incredible feat of construction and American ingenuity that occurred with the building of the Empire State Building. In just twenty days from now, I'll be able to experience these things again. This is a love letter to you, New York. A letter I'll be able to hand deliver to you, because I'm coming...
...Home
"In the stillness of the evening. When the sun has had its day. I heard your voice a-whispering. Come away child, to New York. New York"
Credits to:
I'm Coming Home-Diddy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-ImCpNqbJw
New York-U2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYFxIkvpwIw
(more to come in the following days, I promise)
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