coming home - by nancy - general zuo's chicken

a house is only an icon of a home

a house is what we use to represent a home, like an icon for the idea of home. but the icon of a house isn't home itself, like the old rotary phone icon represent the idea of calling, or the floppy disk save icon to show that something will be saved in memory. but a house isn't a home. a 'home' is where i can share everything without putting up a mask. it's where i can take off the outside clothes and lie in whatever position while blabbering on about anything. it's when i can end a call whenever, and not feel awkward about transitioning out. it's what i feel when i talk to a close friend,…

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