Fernweh

Fernweh

 

 

I want to find the kind of beauty

That makes me want to cry,

Not for sorrow, but for the undiluted knowledge,                                                           

That there are wonders hidden far beyond the sky.

I want to feel those moments

In every fiber of my being,

And I hope that I will pause, and realize

In this one life, I am not simply dreaming.

 

I want to yell and scream and fill the air with me,

And I want to stop and stare,

And be sure to take in everything.

My greediness is insatiable,

As I travel from sea to sea,  

I find myself drawn into an unadulterated affair

With everything I haven’t seen.

 

I wish to comprehend the secrets of the galaxy,

And understand the findings

Of the subject, alchemy.

Then I wish to take those secrets,

And share them with all I see,

But my human mind limits me,

And confines me,

Rendering my endless thoughts as nothing but obsolete.

So for now I will take this picture,

And hope my hands do not shake,

In my desperate attempt to translate this moment

Into an image that propels my loved ones

Into feeling wide awake.

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