Poem #260 Anywhere But Here…

 

I was a baby, stuck at home, 

Seeing everyone else, leaving me behind;

They experienced the outside, on their own,

My wants were simple, “Anywhere but here!”

As a child, going to school each morning was a must,

Tied to my class-room for a whole day, my freedom crushed;

I wanted to see, nature and the world around me, 

I wishfully wished, “Anywhere but here!”

As I grew up, I started earning,

Making ends meet, was so grueling;

Many a day, I wanted to turn back time,

Going on to hope for, “Anywhere but here!”

I slowly grew, in the society’s view,

Cinched a stable job, and now have my family new;

Desperate to face, fresh adventures to conquer,

I dreamt often thinking, “Anywhere but here!”

As an adult my mind, set on achieving my goals,

In seats of success up here, one always feels alone;

Looking up each night, at the star studded sky,

I wished someone heard my screams, “Anywhere but here!”

Finally, as I counted my lifetime, in last breaths,

I had grown in life, moving easily, from one stage to next; 

While the clock ticked, the universe had granted all my wishes,

Unaware that my wishes had come true, I had always cried, “Anywhere but here!”