Saturday, August 11, 2018

August 11: Standing Still

Every two years
My parents would cry uncle
Give in to the Traveler genes
And flee

Standing in my kitchen
Looking out at my fading summer garden
Every year I feel it
But I stand

I keep standing

6 comments:

  1. Was it hard moving so much? My dad was in the Army when I was young and I remember the deep sadness every time we left friends behind.

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    1. It was awful. And it broke me a little bit when it comes to relationships

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    2. You know what? I think me too. Though I didn't realize it until you said it.

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  2. Keep standing. It's one of the things I admire most about you. (But oh, those wandering feelings...)

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  3. You've articulated this wonderfully. I wonder if it is what I feel too? (Maybe I have some Traveller genes - I certainly have Irish ones.)

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