Dreams of a life I now live, just now

I've finally begun to settle in
to this little nook in the corner
of a state I know too well.

I've been able to embed my roots
atop the limestone foundation
beneath the rolling hills of this city.

Upon arrival, I was splintered stones,
but through humid summers and empty winters
I've chiseled a new image from the rubble.

I can finally say I am happy again.

Now, upon an unexpected rejection,
one I have yet to fully swallow,
I await another move to a ground unknown.

I try to avoid any resentment
towards the names I thought I knew
while lifeblood trickles down my spine.

You've forced me to move from my family
for the first time ever; this is not what I dreamt,
but this is what you've forced me to do,

and because of that, forever will I resent you.