Friday, November 30, 2012

Travel Babble

I just want to travel
Is it too much to ask?
A little wind in my hair
A little dirt coating my shoes
No idea what's behind the next corner
Nose buried in a map
As I walk around in circles
Until the guidance of a friendly local
Saves me from my foolish dance

I just want to travel
Is it too much to ask?
Opening my sleep ridden eyes
to a new city everyday
A different flavor to savor
A different language to comprehend
Mobile, in motion all day
Until I feel that the bed I lie on
also has wheels and I'm on the road
Sailing in my dreams

I just want to travel
Is it too much to ask?
Mountains, oceans, monuments, cows
Merging into one great unknown
and I get to unlock the doors
one by one, I get to unlearn
All that I heard and read
And which now I can see
Form my own images, my own memories
My eyes gulping in the sights hungrily
My soul digesting the new meal
Until I am finally full

Let me into your heart
Let me into your sanctum
I don't need a guide
I can read the signboards
quicker than you can erect them
Let the path become familiar
Until I can walk with my eyes blindfolded
and still find the way
to my favorite destination
I just want to travel into you
Is it too much to ask?


No comments: