Lately it occurs to me: what a long, strange trip it's been
so, i disappeared!
i slept on an island, i slept in the woods
i put my feet into an ocean, a bay, and a lake, all in one day
at 2 am on sunday night i still didn't know what state i was going to sleep in
we drove almost 900 miles
i found time to sit on the ground without worrying about what's going to happen next; connected with the moment and said to myself- all you need is now. i had time to think and scribble down some notes, time to just be still
for a small, small while, i escaped: from adults, from plans, from curfew, from responsibilities
climbed a lighthouse and ate pina colada icecream, hiked in my sandals, made a "fine" stew (as julia put it) for breakfast, slept and woke with the light
i just felt so good, so homeless, but so out in the world. a tiny bit more alive
but it's good to be home. being away makes home a better place to be
--JC AR 894 4/05--
i slept on an island, i slept in the woods
i put my feet into an ocean, a bay, and a lake, all in one day
at 2 am on sunday night i still didn't know what state i was going to sleep in
we drove almost 900 miles
i found time to sit on the ground without worrying about what's going to happen next; connected with the moment and said to myself- all you need is now. i had time to think and scribble down some notes, time to just be still
for a small, small while, i escaped: from adults, from plans, from curfew, from responsibilities
climbed a lighthouse and ate pina colada icecream, hiked in my sandals, made a "fine" stew (as julia put it) for breakfast, slept and woke with the light
i just felt so good, so homeless, but so out in the world. a tiny bit more alive
but it's good to be home. being away makes home a better place to be
--JC AR 894 4/05--