still the year is yet to begin (draft)
The local toy store three blocks from our house closed down, and I realized this too late. I've lived in five different places for a small while in the past year. But before that, I’ve woken up and gone to bed under the same roof for more than a decade. This little town was located just along the edge of one of the busiest metropolitan areas in my country, earning the title of a portmanteau, which in the local language means "city and rural."
This is an unfinished draft of an unpublished piece originally dated January 16, 2024.