New Routine

I woke up today and reached for my lover Instead of my cell phone.

I like my cellphone, I really do. It lets me know what the time is and if I can get a little more sleep before I have to wake up. A lot of my friends and family are in different time zones, So I use That little time in the morning before I have to get out of bed to catch up on all the discussions that happened while I was asleep.

As a foreigner my phone is very important to me because it keeps me connected to all my friends and family that live far away. It's a link to my past and In many ways I feel more connected to some people now, more so than when we lived in the same geographic area. Communication was more expensive and not as easy as it is today. So when I wake up I look forward to seeing messages and group chats from old familiar friendly faces.

Today when I woke up, I reached for my lover.. I like holding her. I look forward to waking up next to her every morning. I still care deeply about all my distant friends and relatives, but having someone I love here, right now, present and in my life fills me with joy. I look forward to this new routine.