my time on earth

Khi ta ở chỉ là nơi đất ở
Khi ta đi đất bỗng hóa tâm hồn
('Tiếng hát con tàu' - Chế Lan Viên)

When I stayed the place was just a space
When I leave it grows into a soul
(Singing Ship - Che Lan Vien)

how long does it take me to feel belonged to Hanoi

21 years 11 months

how long have i been in London
5 months 1 day

--
i have been calling the place that should be home 'house'
in the late years
still i feel the most comfortable with its bathroom
its floor
that i sleep on
- when there's no fight between the people that live in the house -
because i'm used to it

it takes time to feel
close
comfortable
belonged

it takes time
for a space
to become
a place

it takes history
and
stories

it takes time
for someone like me
to have feeling for
a place
as i almost never move before
...

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