WANDERLUST

A poem about the need for change.

My room is small
And dark
because the only window
is currently hidden behind the open door

I sit here
on my bed with my fairy lights on
my thoughts drifting to imagining
the kind of wild nature
that would shake me out of my drowsiness

my lazy, everyday confusion
my frustration and fear that my days are not as
explosive
as they could be

I want to go to Norway
to Iceland
to the Scottish Highlands

I want screaming cliffs
and merciless winds
colds that will scare all thought from my mind
but the thought of a warm fire in a small cottage
in the middle of nowhere

I want wilderness and brutal beauty
to ruffle my flat and bored feathers,
feathers that long for a different room
with a different view

Reviews

[Coyote Poetry]

I do understand this poem.
"I want wilderness and brutal beauty
to ruffle my flat and bored feathers,
feathers that long for a different room
with a different view"
The above lines perfect and I have the same need. I need to travel without plan to unknown places. Thank you for sharing the excellent poetry.
Coyote

[songbirdwriting]

I think it's a need we all experience in one way or another, and while this is very specific and personal to me, I'm very happy to see that you found something of yourself in it, too.
Thank you for your kind words.

[Coyote Poetry]

I love to wander. I haven't wanders off to the unknown in years. I need to. And you are welcome.

[TheLostMind]

We all crave for something. It's just a dream until you really do it :). You could go to Norway, Iceland and the Scotland for a few days and live your dreams :P.

Again, I loved the vivid descriptions here. Good job!

[songbirdwriting]

Thanks! I am actually in the process of planning at trip to those places - maybe they'll inspire some more writing :)

[TheLostMind]

I think your trip will inspire you, make you a better person. Good luck :)

[Davidgeo]

Hey, that's pretty good.

Not a huge fan of the title though. I imagine you're playing off the word wanderlust but I think you should just call this poem wanderlust. "Wilderlust" sounds kind of silly to me for the tone of this poem.

[songbirdwriting]

Thanks for the feedback! You're very right about the title - it's temporary until I come up with something better, but maybe I should just call it wanderlust.