Call of the Wild

scared.

scared to leave this place
he's called home for so long.
the security of friends, family, surroundings
to venture in unbeknown territory.

his heart beats rapidly
searching for the answers.
what awaits him there
he has not a clue.

afraid of failure
without even trying.
haunts his soul,
to want, to need, like a child.

life here has become stagnant,
much like a puddle once the storm has passed.
who will catch him when he falls
beneath the cracks into nothingness.

torn between what is known
and that of the unknown.
hoping to regain that of which has left
his heart so long ago.

a mirror reflects the image of a boy
afraid to grab what he yearns, or hopes to achieve.
he knows that home has become
a haven in which he hides.

what is he scared of,
only the word failure comes to mind.
a word with generic meaning
for to succeed he only needs to be happy.

life is on hold now
paralyzed to leave the nest and make his claim .
he remains embedded in a world of fiction
where he is any given character.

the vociferous call of the land
echoing in the tomb of his mind.
all that is needed to begin is the first step
in creating himself.

©1994

stay gold & be well…