"we are like ulysses who had been carried away
during his sleep by sailors and woke in a strange land, l
ong-ing for ithaca with a longing that rent his soul. suddenly
athena opened his eyes and he saw that he was in ithaca.
in the same way every man who longs indefatigably for his
country, who is distracted from his desire neither by Ca-lypso
nor by the sirens, will one day suddenly find that he
is there
"
from waiting for god by simone weil

michelle, i am longing for ithaca with a longing
that has rent my soul
one day i will find i am there"