The World Inside

 

As I sat for a time, to simply unwind, and lose myself in thought.

From reality, I'd slip, and began a long needed trip, into place that I somehow forgot.

With my eyes shut tight, oh how wondrous a sight, was this world I found inside.

I felt calm, I felt wild, like a man, like a child, in this place that I somehow denied.

 

Then suddenly I realized that what I see with my eyes is what makes a grown man blind.

To trust what I feel, I would see what was real, this I came to find.

From so many questions asked, in the years that had passed, in search of life's true meaning.

When no answers were found, I dropped to the ground, for I could find no post for leaning.

 

I figured if there were no reasons why, should I even try; was this life here even worth living.

I guess I did not yet understand, what I held in my hand, was the ability to take the best from what I was given.

From in here I can now see, that we all need to dream, or we'll forget what life's really all about.

It's about being happy when things seem bad, doing good for someone that's sad, and remembering faith can always wash away doubt.

 

So listen and listen well, for the truth I do tell, this is what life once was to me;

until I looked deep inside and chose not to hide from the lies that I came to believe.

Now on any given time of day, I simply drift away to the world that is all my own;

where you'll not find such a place on earth or in space; it's a place that I call my home.

"The World Inside"                                  

Timothy G. Britton  1994

Reviews

[LastMonth]

The world inside is beautiful, powerful and comforting.
It is easy to get addicted to it.

Be careful.

Lovely little piece of writing.

[Timothy G. Britton]

Thank you very much for reading it and taking the time to share your thoughts on my writing with me. Very much appreciated!