Am I too early for a Christmas post? Maybe. Do I care? No. I've been soo homesickness lately and the only thing that helps me feel better is thinking of Christmas, and knowing I'll be home. Finally. Honestly I've set up a mental countdown of my friend's birthdays that lie between now and Christmas. (We have 2 more left). I wish I could just go. Leave. Life doesn't work the way you want it to. (When will it ever, seriously, tell me). Everyone would ask me "what's wrong with this place?"; "why aren't you happy?"; the list goes on. There is nothing wrong with this place people, it's just not home. Not to me atleast. Why is my home special, you may ask. Let me explain. We have a terrazo-floor (tiny marble pieces are randomly organized to create beauty); those chips look like characters from a story I could create; our backyard is filled with trees and climbers that become aromatic on cold winter nights, the street lights are a mix of yellow and white so they create these perfect conical shades on the road making it so peaceful when I take a stroll, and when it's Christmas there are stars hung up on each roof, so even though I'd have to climb up a few mountains to see constellations, these line up to make one just as fine. I love how it's so cold that mist falls down and you can't see over two inches post midnight and how there are jingles everywhere and someone always dresses up as Santa to brighten up the day. Christmas is not just a holiday to me. Christmas is being home. Christmas is being free. •Christmas• •The Charcoal Diary• ♥️ . 🖼️ Pinterest . Follow @thecharcoaldiary for poetry, musings and more♥️ . . #thecharcoaldiary #christmas #life #home #free # poetry #igwriters #poetsofinstagram #authorsofinstagram #creativewriting #spilledink #goodvibes #2amthoughts #heartfeltwords #poets #bymepoetryindia #lifelog #bymepoetryasia #chatter #wordwithkings #longpost #wordswithqueens https://www.instagram.com/p/BqiDyCsBORG/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=199mq8xcmldiz