A Life Lived in Local Lands
Town houses and beaches
Spread the great reaches
of the entire world in my mind.
I could not see
Beyond the sea,
Or even three towns over.
Venturing away
Was a sort of play
Happening on occasion.
But still I stayed,
Mind forbayed;
Not seeing what is out there.
But as of recently
My mind took the decency
Of deciding to explore the world.
In search of learning
And the constant yearning
To find those much like me.
I am growing up;
No longer a pup.
I am becoming an older fellow.
I have found love
And a new land of
People, culture and learning.
I’m moving away,
On a close day,
Later this same year.
I’ll still return
Yet I must learn,
More than this small town.
As now I know
That I must go
To meet others from another’s land.
I now see
Past the vast, open sea
beyond the lazy town houses
There is much more
Than I saw before
I had to go reach for it.