It was the smell of foreign lands
that struggled with the air
It felt crazily like home
and I fell in love
As the sun rose to reveal its story
I hurried to spend my time in its company
As my body burned silently
I lay as a sacrifice to this land
With the hint of a continent far
and taste of exotic salt
Hope is for infinity
of this dream and fantasy
But home, I must return

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