Wandering and Wondering

I wonder how many other people wander around with nowhere to go

like I do. I’m almost certain that every single one of them has somewhere 

to be or someone to see. Most of them are probably already in the places 

with the people to whom they had been previously wandering. But what 

about the rest of them? Do they look at me and think that I look like I have 

somewhere to be, or someone to see? Probably. but they’d be wrong. I am 

simply going where my feet take me with a book in my bag, a notebook in 

my hand and my head in the clouds. If they could be wrong then so might I 

I suppose. Maybe they are all wandering around like me looking at everyone 

else wandering, observing, and wondering where is everyone going?

Reviews

[Einstein Noodle]

for me this is kind of whimsical .. tho i suppose one might see your protagonist as lonely ..but Kerouak in the bag kind of dispels that ;) in reading my mind went to this ... we have been having an attack of approx. 1 inch, dark brown, hard shelled, millipedes described as "mindlessly wandering" everywhere ... they migrate in the millions .. if you like read about them here: https://www.extension.iastate.edu/news/2008/sep/162601.htm
anyway ... the picture of them being all of us came to me ... and i just have to giggle a bit over that .. and in a sense it is quite true ... we are so small and really don't know much of anything at all ... thank the Lord for the creative world eh!? its more at peace with chaos and lack of control ... find comfort in language ... you got me thinking my friend!
E.
ps. font is hard to read for this bifocled old man ... ;)

[Laura Kate]

Kerouac was added just a little later because it was true and I felt guilty for leaving him out... ;) I'm glad you connected with the fanciful approach.

Now, your article had me laughing out loud, especially at these parts;

'They wander out from their damp hiding places and roam aimlessly, often covering large distances with their slow, steady crawl" (could have been me yesterday, I clocked 9000 footsteps I certainly wasn't moving quickly) "They are not drawn to garages and houses nor are they searching for anything in particular (food, warmth, mates, etc.)." I wanted to stay outside and wasn't searching for anything either. Maybe I was a millipede in a past life...!

Thank you for making me laugh this morning!
x

[Einstein Noodle]

I know!!!!!!!!! isn't that hilarious!! :)))))))))))

[barleygirl]

I love this line of pondering. I also used to ponder all the "other" people out there . . . what are they doing/thinking, etc. In my life experience, I have noticed that there are people who make sure they have places to go as a way of avoiding life. I used to be over-regimented at times, not allowing myself to veer from a plan. One of the best parts of getting old is that I cannot adhere to anything anymore. I'm too forgetful to remember where I was going or why. That opens up a whole universe to explore while I'm wandering aimlessly thru the last years of my life! *wink! wink!* I love that the narrator in your piece isn't observing others with a critical edge. You really make it sound like innocent curiosity & comparison -- NOT: who has the best way of approaching this? (((HUGS))) Fondly, Margie

[Laura Kate]

Absolutely Margie, it's great to hear that you didn't puck up on any criticism or judgement, I truly do just think (probably too much) about other people and their stories. It's compassion in a way but over thinking in another. I too used to make sure I had a plan which I had to stick to but I'm already getting very bored of that. I find that some of the best things happen when you just hold your hands up and let life do its thing!
Thanks so much for your lovely review, as always :)
Laura

[Chris Shaw]

I smiled as I read your poem. Other people are much like ourselves. They wander and wonder too. However they may not be poets and use those thoughts like we do. Poets tend to let their mind wanderings create poetry.

Chris

[Laura Kate]

I'm so glad this one made you smile Chris. Thanks so much for reading
Laura.

[Chris Shaw]

You are welcome Laura. All good wishes.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

I wander and wonder the same....but like you...i write my wonderings and wanderings down...
that notebook knows no bounds, neither does creativity....
maybe our muse is the person we are going to see, and the page is the place we need to be.
j.

[Laura Kate]

I love that so much Jacob. I could make my very own little notebook filled with your analogies and one-liners I'm such a fan of. Thank you for reading.