From Journeys Poem Analysis Keith Tan Jun 2026

Arriving is just leaving in reverse. We send a postcard to an address we no longer live at. We call the new key “old” after three nights. So let the plane shudder on the runway. Let the taxi’s meter run. I am not going anywhere I haven’t already been.

: Used to show the difference between her physical health ("body still intact") and mental decline ("memory loosened"). from journeys poem analysis keith tan

Arriving is just leaving in reverse. We send a postcard to an address we no longer live at. We call the new key “old” after three nights. So let the plane shudder on the runway. Let the taxi’s meter run. I am not going anywhere I haven’t already been. Arriving is just leaving in reverse