Escaping The Big City For The Countryside

This is a poem about how much I wish I could travel back to the countryside because I sometimes feel overwhelmed by big-city life. Also, I believe that in life, we often need small breaks in our daily routines and some escapes.

Here is my poem about finding that escape: 

Green fields 
Big houses built from wood
In the forest 
Midst away. 

It seems as if now
I couldn’t see you
The winds cover you
The smog from the cars around me
Hide you 
Telling me to stay away. 

I’m letting you know I’m here.
No matter what nature does
No matter what geography tells you
No matter as if it seems as if
I’m away. 

I hear cars honking around me. 
Busses stopping 
People screaming 
Chitter-chattering
Telling me to 
Never go away. 

My routine every day 
Repeats itself 
Like some alarm clock 
Or record tape 
Playing the same rhythm 
In dismay. 

In my heart 
I no longer feel 
I no longer move 
In my head 
Millions of thoughts cross 
Over 
Telling me and forcing me 
To stick with this life 
Anyway 

I last saw you 
In what feels like forever
But I know it was just
Weeks away 

I last remember you 
In my dreams 
Coddling me through the sunlight, 
Warming me through the fire, 
Consoling me through the water, 
Everyday. 

I wish you were here. 
But I know you wish I were there more. 
Even if you don’t
I’m telling you that
I miss you 
Anyday 
In every way. 

I’m sure everyone has that one special place in mind that they miss. The place I think of is somewhere in nature, close to my city, but in the countryside. Whenever I miss it, I reflect on this poem and remind myself that I’ll be returning there soon, no matter how busy life gets. And I hope you can also look back fondly on that place.

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