Where Have I Gone?

Cicadas September song

One August morning

I sit

and try to make sense of it

Cicadas’ September song

Where have you gone?

For now, I want to be

and find that part of me

Maybe I’ll travel

back in time

not far from my mind

The ache

past mistakes

this yard

a time so far

Struggling to be seen

now behind the screens

longing to explore

I can’t do that anymore

It’s not fair

fighting despair

stealing my pride

and I want to hide

Appearing fit

I can’t accept it

So, I cry

into another sunrise

Miles to explore

so much to implore

For now, my paper and pen

will guide me

to all of those places I long to be.