I've noticed, <br />in travels of my own, <br />that seemingly, <br />my returns <br />are never as long— <br />and never as arduous— <br />as my departures— <br />what we might call <br />a strange inequality in traveling— <br />in coming and in going— <br />and in mine, <br />I've asked my fellows, <br />on planes <br />or on shuttles, <br />and to my delight, <br />I've learned <br />that most of them feel the same way— <br />that our returns are easier <br />than our departures<br /><br />Jeff Gangwer<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/returns-departures/