Travel

Travel is cathartic to the soul.

Desire seeks embellished fulfillment

through the benefits of travel

where self is forced

to greet the unexpected,

to secretly spy

on the hidden essence of humanity,

to expand into the marvels

of other ways and other means,

to come face to face

with a wider spectrum

of life-activity

then previously presumed.

Other terms and agendas

are a cleaner cut of contradiction

and the contrasts pervade.

The internal self-rigor of travel

is alerted towards

perception and response.

Simple measures

of attention and action combine

the different sift of images,

the stampede of quick takes,

the priorities

of straightforward needs,

and always

the people interacted with,

the meld of land and structure,

the performance

of rituals and deeds

and soul of humanity

thrust forward

in unanticipated refinement,

greetings in unfathomable ways,

meeting with ‘innocence’,

seeking expansion.