homecoming

we've come full circle. it all seems like a distant beautiful dream now...

after a grueling 10 hour flight, i got a cheerful "welcome home!" from the immigration inspector in l.a. caught me off guard and i smiled back. the politeness ended there. pushing and shoving in the airport. brash americans seizing all they survey with brute force. he is i and i is him, slim with the tilted grin. who am i trying to kid? this is my homeland. the language, accent and swagger. be it ever so humble, there's no place like home. back to the amber waves of grain and purple mountain majesties.