Liberosis
Free me from these chains I have set upon myself Lift the sky from my shoulders
Cut me down from the great oak tree
I no longer wish to care
because to care is to no longer be free
Let my soul be consumed by the sea
where I am vast and carefree
Let me be as calm as I want to be
and wild as I am meant to be
without judgment
and without thought.
Let old age be the bringer of death
not stress I so willing coat my hands in
I want to feel the black sands of stress
cascade from my fingers
as my aching bones sigh in relief
Free me they scream…
Liberate me.
Onism
As a baby, I felt small
As a child, I felt small
As a teenager, I felt small
But as an adult, I feel insignificant
Surrounded by a sea of people
I am still alone on this journey.
The map on the wall is stained with age
only half marked with a pen I brought from Spain.
I have seen the large sea that covers the earth from many locations
and with each time I gaze upon it, it is more beautiful than the last
The darkness that buries a hole in my chest
longs to be filled with excitement and adventure.
My feet carry me forward,
pushing me to venture.
The calling for exploration
leads me to new places to new people
and yet I am not satisfied.
I am insignificant
Among a sea of people where tales of far off lands and adventures
hang heavily in the air, I have travelled my fair share
but I still cannot compare.
Beyond the mountains, beyond the vast fields
is something new,
something very few have seen and told tales of.
Do not mistake this for jealousy or unhappiness,
I long to venture and to experience what earth has to offer
because though I have many days, they are limited.
Insignificant and small am I.
I know I shall never fill the hole that breaks my heart
when I look at the map on the wall stained with age,
half marked with a pen I brought from Spain.
Both words come from the dictionary of obscure sorrows.
Liberosis -The desire to care less about something
Onism - the frustration of being stuck in one body that is only in one place at a time.