on

sometimes

i just want to turn off the light

walk out the door

rest my bones

in the beauty of all alone

i want to gaze above

at the stars

the twinkle of hope

on nights like this

i want to close my eyes

and feel like somebody else

i want to be

who my third eye sees

a traveler of the world

in the colors of my mind

the landscapes that beckon me

i want to go back inside

open the light switch

and be somewhere else

the longing of my heart

where awe becomes me

i want to live without regret

i want to look under every stone

i call my own

and as the days travel on

please do not leave me

in this lonely room

in the dark

the light switched off

in every morning

with your fingertips

open the lights

to my heart

as i can pull

the golden thread

of my life

and reach the end

the arrival of my life

where all the words

i ever said

remain alive

traveling with my soul

in this old heart of mine

so alive

so alive

never dying

never dead

~ patty

art- “The Back River at the Botanic Gardens, Boothbay, Maine” by henryisaacs