Escapism
In distant lands, just past my irises,
A world unfolds beyond the infinite.
Where endless skies meet oceans yet unseen,
And I may be whoever I dream.
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I’ll leave behind these grey and weary lands,
And wander far to shores unknown to me.
I’ll greet the strange with open, eager hands,
And find a world where I am free to be.
When all the world becomes too much to bear,
I’ll close my eyes and let my spirit soar.
For in my dreams, I need not have a care,
Nor heed the bounds that hold me here once more.
I’ll meet you on this celestial walk,
Where time stands still and we have room to talk.
I’ll share with you the things I’ve kept inside,
Before the waking world calls me aside.
Perhaps these places only live in dreams,
A fleeting refuge from the world I’m in.
Yet lovely is the space that lies between
The life I have and all I might have been.
