Away From Home

We threw sand in the dark and created stars/
laid a path out before us to walk to the car/
the light struck your hair as it tangled with mine/
keeping you close as we drove to the/
end of the earth, but first waved goodbye/
to the swing on your front porch and old chairs on mine/
your garden of roses, my siding of vines/
that at first hugged my home but then wandered inside/
said farewell to our goodbyes and brushed them aside/
we were always waiting/
always watching/
always searching for something that might/
change reality/
change our lives/
but when it came we were too busy/
always waiting/
always watching/
always searching for something we’d seen but didn’t recognize.
We rode off in the night and set sights for the west/
As we lucidly dreamt and we consciously slept/
The hours were minutes, the minutes were days/
Time melted away as we drove to the/
end of the earth, as we watched the sun rise/
in the rear view mirror while our lives passed by/
your garden of roses, my siding of vines/
were now worlds away. I wouldn’t have it any other way.
We swam through the ocean and wandered the globe/
we drove through the valleys in rain shine and snow/
Came upon the edge where all life seemed to end/
Where no one had dared to see what came next/
We looked to the east, laid our fears to rest/
And we leapt.