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The history books say we outgrew a "phase" of nomads. We don't move, or do we? Do we move in our childhood? Interrupting friendships and education. Removed from a house built of brick, mortar, and memories. Thrown into the populace of new locals. They're kind, welcoming. But they're not the people I know. The school is strange and I have no friends to share my time with. They say you're supposed to fit in after a couple weeks, right? Or maybe it's a couple months. Or years. Or maybe it's until you become anorexic because you realize there must be something wrong with you, never them. Always you. That's when you fit in, right? They say we're not nomads. We're done with that phase.
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Jun 1, 2014
Jun 1, 2014 at 9:16 AM UTC
Nomadic
The history books say we outgrew a "phase" of nomads. We don't move, or do we? Do we move in our childhood? Interrupting friendships and education. Removed from a house built of brick, mortar, and memories. Thrown into the populace of new locals. They're kind, welcoming. But they're not the people I know. The school is strange and I have no friends to share my time with. They say you're supposed to fit in after a couple weeks, right? Or maybe it's a couple months. Or years. Or maybe it's until you become anorexic because you realize there must be something wrong with you, never them. Always you. That's when you fit in, right? They say we're not nomads. We're done with that phase.
gayle-bowman
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Jun 1, 2014
Jun 1, 2014 at 9:16 AM UTC
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