I’ve been to many cities in my life.
In fact, I grew up in one.
I remember as a child
we lived in this apartment
where I used to sneak up
to the rooftop
where there were plants and broken pots
and laundry, and the smell of cheap detergent.
I would look out of that concrete block and think about my life as I look to the stars in wonder. —
The last nights I spent in Manila,
I frequently looked up to find my favorite constellation.
To me it was a butterfly,
Three stars for a body the four outer for the wings.
I told myself then, that those stars represent how I felt—that no matter where I am, I would always be at home.
I would find Orion in Texas. I found Orion in Spain. Tonight, my hunter pulled his bow back to shoot for Aldebaran and showed me where I have been, and where I will go.
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