Go alone into adventure
just for awhile
at least long enough
to touch the surface
of that dilating introduction,
don’t pass up the chance
to meet yourself in real time

Careful not to
fill your mind
with other people’s experiences
to replace your own

Gladly, get me lost
in a nonfiction
I’ll swim through your pages
like ripples in the ocean

But merely call to mind
there’s a twist to allow for
There’s a balance between
living through and,
the living you

-C

Kaua’i, May 2015