Can you have big mind?
Can you encompass
All things
At once?

I can't imagine
All times
And places
At once

Because I don't know
What they look like

Still I would enjoy
Being able to see
The whole world
At one time

To see all the beautiful
Countries

To see dolphins
Swimming in the Amazon

To see a French man
Sitting down to his roasted veal

To see an Aborignal tribe
Perform a native dance in Australia

To witness the turtles
Sunning themselves
On the Galapagos Islands

I can see all these places
I can watch the people
As they laugh
And hug
Across the world

BUT I AM ALONE
ALONE IN AMERICA

I am a Protestant
Here we value individualism

I want to exchange ideas
Share laughter
With a few people
For hours on end

No group of friends
No native culture
It's just me

Just me me me
Alone, alone, alone

Much of the time