It's taken me all the lifetime
That I've known so far To get exactly here. It's taken me Roads and roads and roads ~ Counting the miles Sometimes even the lines on the street And playing games with the passing colors of the cars. Boarding ships Those ships full of countless faces Packed into cabins over oceans And me... sneaking onto forbidden parts of the upper deck To watch the sunrise on the water. And planes So many airplanes I have flown on since before I was two Running up and down the aisles As a tiny little child Making friends With all the strangers On any flight through the sky And I still do that don't I...? It has taken thousands of cups of coffee Breakfast in cool little diners by the highway Midnight rest stops in the mountains of Tennessee … Countless walks on the beach. All those gorgeous ocean shores On this and the other side of the earth With my feet sinking into the wet sand while the cool waves lapped and tickled at my ankles. And wandering down paths in the woods The Redwoods were my favorite. Trees so profound In that California Forest As a child I was sure I would reach heaven if I climbed one. Years of exploring city streets In every state Walking by shops and little cafes Where music from street performers Would call to me. And I never did stop traveling… Meeting the eyes of strangers In so many bus stations and airports Lingering in shops As I walked through that airport in Seoul, Korea I took off, told my friends I'd be back in time to catch the plane just wanted to find the perfect souvenir to take home with me When truthfully I was hoping to see you. I remember climbing Island Mountains and shopping busy markets in the Philippines on the other side of the world where I saw sights you wouldn't believe and I could never describe ~ then back to the states where I walked, wandered, waited and watched for you the way I do. So many people I met and every face I saw looking for that one single spectacular connection I knew for sure I would find I always knew. And all those roads all the flights all the ships and roaming nights they served me well so perfectly well because here you are now in my life. Charity 12/14/13
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