Late Night Thought: This City

I trace over the lines on a map and felt the world spin beneath my feet and for a moment, I wondered if I'm stuck. A million new places to explore, billions of people to meet, but how come I find contentment and warmth in only one place, one city. When I'm alone, I feel it weighing heavy against my shoulders, the missed opportunities speeding past me like a bus, but when I'm with the people I love, the stars sparkle in the sky even when it’s cloudy, the playlist plays all my favorite songs on my walk home. As I watch the clock on the wall, feel the time slipping through my fingers and on a cold November night, look in the mirror and wonder when I became an adult. I've grown in this place, would I ever want to leave me here?