Loneliness (written 9.15.2008)

I was in Chicago for the weekend. Coming home my flight was delayed by 2 hours, so I spent quite a bit of time sitting in the airport. While sitting in concourse L4 impatiently awaiting my plane, I noticed that the man sitting across from me had an army backpack. I knew it was military-issued because Luke has the same one. Then I noticed that a couple to the right of me was watching a movie on their laptop together. That's what Luke and I do when we travel together. I missed him so much. In that moment all I wanted was to be at home and with my dog - some of the only comforts that are available to me until June of 2009.