Far Away

Some people crave adventure, seek the unknown
Some people desire change of pace and change of life
And still some are nomads, they can't stay home.
It takes time away, time far from it all
To clear your head, re-evaluate.
Some come back, like the Prodigal,
Some stay away, deciding the change made things better.
And still some move on once more.
You can wander or travel
Mark the distance in meter or mile,
And look back and find you are far away.
You can pick up a book
Mark the distance in lesson and growth
And look back and find you are far away.
I find myself asking why,
why does it take such in order to know
to know where you are meant to be.
I'm not sure I'm making the right decision,
but will I think that in a year or ten years later?
But the change is needed,
When nothing else can change a life,
Distance must be drawn.
I cannot just sit, I cannot just stand.
I must put my life in motion.
I must turn the hourglass.
Waiting is for when unsteady,
waiting is for when having too many options.
My way is clear, I must make the choice
and set the ball rolling.
Will I regret it? Practical says yes.
But how many worse mistakes have I made?
It is my life, the choice is mine.
I have prayed for direction,
God has shown me my options,
And now I make the choice.
I cannot stay, I must move on.
May my God continue to protect and guide me,
through this turn of my life, when I am most vulnerable.
It will almost definitely turn into a trial,
and perhaps one day I will regret it.
But I will fall if I stand alone,
But I have my Savior, I will rise up stronger.
and only
only while far away,
was I able to see
what mattered
and what i must do.
Only while far away,
could I see what was within.