When I was a child, my homesickness was a small stamp
Linking Mum at the other end and me this.
When grown up, I remained homesick, but it became a ticket
By which I sailed to and from my bride at the other end.
Then homesickness took the shape of a grave,
Mum inside of it and me outside.
Now I’m still homesick, but it is a narrow strait
Separating me on this side and the mainland on the other.