Sinead Mongan - After Knoxville Tennessee

I always like coming home

best

after a stint away

in sunnier climes

and laundry

and souvenirs

and jetlag

and lots of 

unpacking

And cameras

with now surreal snapshots

of friends abroad

and sounds

captured in video clips

and half-read guidebooks

and pressed leaves

and time-zones

phonecalls

and catchups

familiar faces and places

and back to work

and freckles

and peeling skin

reminding that it wasn’t just a dream

and Skype..