Hiraeth

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However,
when my bones
were weak and drunk
I gave in
and let you
carry me home.

Turns out it
wasn't a place
it was in your arms.

The poignant truth is
I am homesick
and you said
I can always
come home.


hiraeth
• noun
A Welsh word which means 'nostalgia', or,
more commonly, 'homesickness'. Many Welsh people
claim 'hiraeth' is a word which cannot be translated,
meaning more than solely "missing something" or "missing home."
To some, it implies the meaning of missing a time, an era, or a person.

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