Send me to the mountains
To spend my life
In exile,
Banish me from your midst,
Where I struggle to exist,
And gift yourselves
The reset you deserve.
As for me,
I’ll roam the wilderness
Of the lonely slopes,
Breaking off wild stalks
And sucking on them,
While reflecting
To my mind’s content,
On beauty,
Found in bounty,
There on the mountains,
Where my heart
Will finally beat
A gentle retreat
From the bitter grief,
And my mind,
My aggrieved, injured mind,
Will take its time
To forget all that’s not worthwhile,
And finally heal.
Chasing Sunshine 