Longing
to be
walking freely,
barefoot on the warm pavement,
feeling the bumpy pebbles beneath my feet,
and gentle breeze through my hair.

Wide-eyed
gazing up towards
the bright burning stars
peering through the palm leaves.

Am I alone in feeling this?

Longing
to be
wandering about
a city I used to know.

Curious and adventurous,
ready to discover
new sands
new songs
new sights
new seas

Am I alone in feeling this?

Longing
to be
daydreaming, walking alongside
the edge of my grandfather's
mini pond
full of stone koi fish.
Balancing,
stretching my arms out beside me
as the warm summer sun
kisses my skin.

Am I alone in missing this?

Longing
for
simpler
days,
simpler
worries,
simpler
thought­s,
simpler
life.

And now realizing,
it doesn't have to be a distant
memory of the past,
but can be made
and found
in the right here.
In the right now.