Faraway

Absence makes the heart grow fonder, I thought getting into my vehicle to part, my innards could hardly contain themselves, as I pulled out of the driveway in the dark, Going down the interstate feeling like a free bird, my cage lately being anything but like home on the range, too many discouraging words makes one feel depressed, and too many cloudy days with the on and off rain, Driving faraway so I can spend some time alone, thinking of poems and my family issues at home, picking up a beautiful shell on the beach and holding it to my ear, feeling for a fleeting moment like a child without any cares, The shell acted like a direct lifeline to God, whispering for me to keep praying to Him but to go back on home, so with tears in my eyes I realized staying faraway wouldn't solve anything, instead I'd go home like a prodigal and try to iron out everything. 1-30-17