Welcome to MTL

The air is sour and humid
The street too bright to see the sky
The sounds of Man blare around me
Tepid air steams in with no wind to guide it
Cars zoom by
Youth cheer drunkenly
The refrigerator hums
The temperature too hot
This was home
Goodbye went my childhood home
Hello came the familiar warm arms of my father
I forgot Montreal summers were like this
And for the first time since moving away
I miss my home
Not the one I grew up in
Not the light pollution or bustling streets
Not the real snow and jouàl tinted french
No
I miss the coast-side breeze
The local delicious strawberry breeds
The muffled sounds of Man
The place I blossomed
I needed to see my faraway family
But for the first time
I'm in my city from childhood
And I miss my new home
The sound of cicadas songs and thunderstorms are familiar
But it's not my home anymore
The people in it are home
Though the place I call home
Is not here
Welcome to Montreal
Chew the air
Speak your mother tongue
And bask in the dim nostalgia of a time long past
Before returning home
Renewed
And loved