Metaphor Mindset

I have this idea in my mind

But it's far from refined

It's actually still quite a mess

I don't know if I can express it with success

But if I don't try you'll never know I guess

It's a comparison I want to show

It might not even make sense

But enough with this suspense

Let my message for you commence 

There's something weird about traveling

It's something I find baffling 

Because when we do, you know what's happening?

Wandering in a city where everything seems pretty

Examining architecture you appreciate

Finding nature that can liberate

Walking on pavements with an unfamiliar view

On streets where every day locals pass through

Used to the surroundings that you find astounding 

And unlike where you reside

You love everything the city can provide

But for them they are nothing new

Every town has its own personality

But for them it has become a normality

An every day reality that has lost its originality

And about this I contemplate

Trying to translate and connect

To reflect and project 

This metaphor upon you, my real subject

You think you're not perfect

That your body is just a vessel

And that your face is nothing special

Nothing extraordinary for anyone to see

I disagree because you're mesmerizing to me

Every time you think you're boring

I can't stop listening to you speak

Everything you find normal

Is in my eyes unique

But you're so used to your outer shell

Making you think your exterior is inferior

But just because someone else is beautiful

That doesn't mean you can't be as well

Nobody can achieve perfection

So stop hiding from your reflection

Yes you're just another person on this earth

But stop letting that influence your self worth

Stop comparing and finding flaws that need repairing

Quit creating burdens that you shouldn't be bearing

Stop telling yourself lies and open your eyes

Because maybe then you'll see I can't stop staring

I hope you get the message that needed sharing

That you understand my traveling thought

Of me being a visitor visiting all you got

Appreciating things that you cannot

Maybe once you did but you simply forgot

Just like the locals being in a place

Surrounded by beauty they can no longer retrace

In this situation you're my vacation

I am the tourist invading your space

With a smile on my face I explore

Always discovering more I can adore 

Every exploration is met with fascination

Finding information exceeding my expectation

And I hope through this observation

You will come to the realization

On your streets I'll always want to roam

Stay with me, so I'll never have to go home