Someday

Someday

Someday I'll go away
And find a new place to roam
And one time just go out and live,
To be me. At first I'll play,
Frolicking and prancing someplace
And then I might just work, maybe I will
And get some recognition; they'll all love me
And my smile. And then I'll do some good,
Like Mother Theresa, with a caring heart and hand
To help those who need it. Then I'll go back and play
Full of merriment and cheer, and innocent as a child,
With shining eyes, and a big happy smile,
Seeking wonders that are new
Even in the simplest of things. And then I'll call,
I'll call those who thought they knew me,
With an intriguing tone and happy voice,
To prove they didn't know me at all
And so they know better. And then I'll pursue,
I'll pursue that which I haven't before,
With an open mind and adventurous heart,
And spirit that can never be ceased;
For I am now free to learn new things,
Turning my back on the world I knew
And thought I believed in. Then, I will sleep-
Sleep to rest a tired soul from a life finally lived,
And to dream about the next adventure to come to life,
One where I can start over; start a brand new day.
And then I'll wake up…
To start a new tomorrow where I will live a new life.
I will try to do things that I haven't before
And I will not only read about places;
I'll experience them for myself. '
I will go on that ideal adventure
And find my absolute utopia
Where life is busy
But there is still room for enjoyment;
Where my voice will be heard…
Heard across the land…
Heard in the mountains and heard in the depths of the valleys.
I will be heard and I will be known.
I will help, I will care, I will experience life;
But maybe in another's shoes.
No matter what happens,
I will never forget the adventure I took on
And the people I met
And the stories I told
And the places I saw.
No. I will never forget that which made me a new person.
Somebody to be proud of…
Somebody to remember.
But, just as I will never forget this,
I will never forget the life that I originally lived.
The life where I first had thoughts of adventure
Where I had dreams that nobody had dreamed
And people that I will remember,
While others I could stand to forget.
Where opportunity shown brightly every step of the way
And work most always paid off
But was never easy enough.
Why you ask? For only one reason.
You can never leave the world you turned your back on…
You can never completely walk away.
There will always be that one thing…
That thing that compels you to return…
That thing that tells you that dreams will be dreams
But only until you achieve them;
And then there is no more to dream.
I am not saying my friend,
To never accomplish those dreams
Of far off places and those new faces,
But always leave room to dream again.

MJ