I stepped onto a strange road
and oh, the excitement of knowing
the not-knowingness of the world.The future an empty page.
The adventures I planned,
and those that I hadn’t.
The paths that I travelled,
the places I saw,
the people whose paths
crossed with mine.Then one day I stopped,
and looked around
and saw there was no one
who made me their centre,
their lodestar, their true heart.I have known
the devotion of children
the whispers of lovers
the kindness of friends,
and I’m grateful for these.But only one person
Linda Rushby 9 April 2020
can fill my void
and I must learn
to be that one.
Blogger, traveller, poet, indie publisher – 'I am the Cat who walks by herself, and all places are alike to me'
