Sunday, January 22, 2023

Strange World Wandering

 

I was on foot, wandering around


aimlessly, not knowing where in


hell I was. Left my car back there


somewhere, but I’ll be damned if


I can find it now.



Streets are winding and houses


in rows all crammed together.


At this rate I’m never going to


find my way back home. Open


fields, lots of trees, hilly terrain,


nothing familiar to me, I continue


through the maze without a clue.



I stopped and ask a stranger where


I am? He looks at me quizzically and


asks me who I am? Lost I am. Does


it matter who I am? Where in hell is


the question?



I awaken from my dream eventually.


Was this too a dream? I remember


seeing a wild bear ahead of me.


Frightened, I thought I’d better


turn around and get out of there.


Turned out to be a woman walking


her dog and I was somewhat relieved.



I opened my eyes to my own reality.


With a lingering trepidation, I figured


it took me a lifetime wandering lost


in a strange world to get here.


Haunting question remained, how


in hell indeed?



                      -30-


Chris Hanch 1-22-2023



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