a love letter to los angeles

driving home from the west side

going 70 on the 405

where the city lights meet the skyline

lives intertwined, often just for a moment in time

this city, this place

a safe haven or a sweet escape

so vast

full of aspirations

and heartbreak

opportunity

and leaps of faith

each light…a window into the lives of strangers

the tourists, who saved up for years, vacationing in an airbnb

the LA transplants, brave enough to take up space in this foreign place

the immigrants, sacrificing everything for a better life

the artists, daring to dream of their name in lights

the ones born and raised, putting down roots in their birthplace

second chances

hopeless romantics

lives that dance

between choice and circumstance

driving home from the west side

going 70 on the 405

where the city lights meet the skyline

reminders of why this city,

this place,

these people,

will always feel

like home 🫶