For the Wanderer
Wandering is under-rated
and stability has been over-lauded.
There's lots to find in wandering -
like new people, goals, fascinating landscapes,
and cultures not a bit like yours,
and mountains when you grew up by the sea.
I've discovered lots about myself on the way
whatever path that happened to be.
So stop ruffing up folks
just because they need to be mobile.
It's not a problem, unless
you are one of those whose feet can't stay still
as you secretly wish they could,
because you want to take in the beauty of this place
and people and even, Lord knows, responsibilities
for more than a passing moment.
Then you do have a problem.
So what's chasing you around the woods?
Is it the same wolf that always howls
not when the moon is full
but when your heart is empty?
Don't feed him, friend.
Tell him you're not as scared as you used to be.
Show him by sitting down on one patch of ground and refusing to move.
And don't get up until he lopes away.
Then you can take a little walk.
