From writing prompts come poems. Thankful for online writing communities and workshops.
I am running into the new year
running into a new lifestyle
running.
I feel like I'm looking ahead
and the road is clear
But I also feel like
there are so many unknowns,
I might need to slow down
so I don't spin out,
I don't want to crash.
I am running
to a new place
staying a while to see and do
as much as I can
before I jump to a new place
and repeat the process.
I wonder
Am I running to explore
Or running to escape?
I like where I am now
the city
my room in a house on a hill with sunrise and sunset views from my room.
hiking nearby.
opportunities to listen to music
opportunities to play music.
It felt like home from day one
and then it didn't.
There was a shift in my universe? In the vibe of the house?
or just my internal clock ticking the alarm telling me it's time to move on.
I'm a year and a half from seventy
As much as I say age is just a number
I know that
no matter how healthy I feel now,
I can no longer plan my life in 4-5 year intervals.
It's time to do what I said I wanted to do when I retired,
get rid of things I don't need
store what I want to keep
No permanent home take only what fits in my car hIt the road.
Oh, I've traveled a lot already,
weekend trips week long trips two to five week trips
But I always went home.
Now it's time to try it a different way.
a month or so here,
a month or so there,
long enough to feel like a part of the community
to join hiking and music groups
to make connections
maybe even make friends I can keep.
I am running into the new year
I feel energized rather than out of breath.
It feels right,
taxing and relaxing like a long run should.
2.
I am running
to
I am running
from
I am running
because I want to
I am running
because I can.
I am thankful
that I can run.
I am running
to things that I want to see and do
I am running from
being tied down,
feeling the need to meet other people's expectation,
I am running from
responsibilities and commitments that feel like obligations
It's not that I don't like being there for someone,
But if I want to see new places try new things
I need to run
away
from what holds me back,
thoughts and people who hold me down.
I need to run to me
I need
to
run.
I am running into
the new year
I am running into
a new chapter.
I
am
running.
