Well, it's been years since I truly called you home. Honestly it's nothing personal against you or anyone who still lives there. We have shared some of the greatest memories together. All the friends, the high school sports, wearing shirts with your name all over, and it being so proud of every aspect of you. We had our ups and downs, and honestly, I did my fair share of bad mouthing you, calling you names, and wanting to leave, but at the end of the day I was always the first to stand up for you when an outsider wanted to put their unwanted two cents in about you. We could say what we wanted about you, but no one else could.You will always hold a special place in my heart but now it's time to say goodbye.

I guess you're asking yourself, why? Why the change of heart? How can I move on after a lifetime together? Was it something you did? Will I ever come back to you? As I sit here I can only attempt to begin to answer all the questions you might actually have.

Let me start off with saying we both knew this would happen eventually. I would go off to school, make new friends, start new memories while you were still distantly in the back of my mind. Thinking about the memories we shared as I created the new ones miles away.Things about you I started forgetting and honestly it isn't fair for either of us for me to be hung up on them. I stop and think along the way of all the firsts we shared: our first homecoming, our first time sneaking out to go riding around town, the first time I left, all of the firsts we shared. The good, the bad, and everything in between you were there for me and I honestly will never forget that.

Sadly though, it's time for me to move on. You're great, but if I'm going to succeed in life I need to move on to bigger and better things. I know it's sad, it honestly breaks my heart to tell you but don't worry, I'll be back someday. It may not be tomorrow or next week, maybe not even this year, but I will be back. I won't be the same person though. We'll share the memories with others we'll laugh thinking back about to the crazy stuff we did as kids, we'll cry talking about the ones we lost along the way, I know it's sad but you'll always be my hometown but it's time to call somewhere else home.