Last year I followed my heart and moved to the city that I fell in love with 15 years ago. Thanks to my family I have found some inner peace and a new home in the middle of demonstrations, constructions and conflicts. Here is my love letter to Tel Aviv-Yafo.
Since we met back in 2007
I am madly in love with you
you got me at first sight
Your vibrant energy,
your never ending sunshine
the endlessness of the horizon
your unique way of life
You are a paradise in a bubble
I can't get enough
A Bauhaus beauty in an ancient robe,
where old and new collide
The contrasts are defining you
they are your destiny
The beach on top of it all
where the sweat of people
from all the religions
melts into the same water
The smell of sin is in the air
clashing with the commands of the holy land
The lightness of your charm
meets the heaviness of your heritage
When your freedom is in danger
The streets get reclaimed
by the people who defend your rights
An ocean of flags in blue and white
sheds light into the darkness
No matter what is threatening your existence,
the waves of the sea will always comfort me
You force me to trust
you elevate my spirit
you fuel my growth
you bring me closer to myself
Despite the barking dogs at night
the hammering of the constructions
you are the choice of my heart
I thank you for giving me a home
Your white houses in the streets
they have witnessed it all
it was the grace of your soil
that sowed the seed
that lets us blossom today
Tel Aviv-Yafo,
I love you forever
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