Love Letter

Dear Toronto,

You captured my heart long ago. As a little girl I remember sitting in the back seat of my parents car as we went over the Humber Hump (weeeeee!) and there you were, in all of your glory - your beautiful skyline standing majestically. My dad would tell me stories of what you looked like before you had the CN Tower, before the Skydome (I will never call it the Rogers Centre), before the ACC, before the Queens Quay condos popped up like lego next to your shores. I imagined you bare and brand new - the newborn Toronto.

I left you once before to go to a city that is known for it's beauty. I know better though. Even when I lived nestled amongst the mountains and ocean, I thought of you. I thought of your gritty streets, your nooks, your green spaces (I know they exist and I know where to find them), the rainbow of people that touch their feet onto your ground. I thought of the lights, the sounds, the smells and the feeling you always give me when I come home.

I am leaving again. This time I am not leaving saying I might never come home. I'm older now and I know where my home is, no matter how long I am gone. My dear Toronto, others may shrug at your name, others may say that you're nothing compared to your cousins, but one thing you have over anyone else...you are my home. This isn't goodbye. It never will be.

See you soon Toronto - I'll be coming home soon.

K-

My Current Playlist:

Cosmic Love - Florence and the Machine
This Time Tomorrow - The Kinks
Nicest Thing - Kate Nash
Empty (Live) - Ray Lamontagne
The Answer - The Black Seeds
Please, Please, Please, Let me get what I want - The Smiths
Lillie - Lisa Hannigan
Love will Come - Maps