Homesick? Well, nearly!

Home is where mirth embraces me,

Home is where I dearly long to be.

Home is where roaming charges don’t apply,

Home is where there’s unlimited power supply.

Home is where tender fish is fried to golden perfection,

Home is where I needn’t ask for any direction.

Home is where traffic has the required sense,

Home is where we live in the present tense.

Home is where Sunday = vada pav + fresh cooked chicken,

Home is where I’m never even close to being grief stricken.

Home is where love resides,

Home is where there are no divides.

Home is where I smell no fart (?),

Home is where I’ve left my heart.

Chicken Tikka - Now that sends my taste buds into a frenzy!

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