The Traveler

i have sat on the shores of
hoi an, port elizabeth, masawa,
haifa, myrtle beach, miami,
woolonggong,pusan, incheon.
i have walked the streets of
tokyo, osaka, asmara, addis abba,
haifa, chicago, new york, seattle,
toronto, seoul, pusan, shanghai, sydney,
taipei, florence, atlanta.
I have crossed every ocean by plane
and have seen millions of people
who look different from me but have
a heart like mine.
i have traveled the world
yet i find my internal landscape
unfamiliar and challenging.
I have experienced love in its many
forms yet still I am pierced continually
by the one love that always leaves me alone
aching.
life continues to unfold before me.
like a train picking up speed.
he was on for a short time,
coming along for the ride
for a minut moment.
the train of my life speeds up
despite my hurt, the tears fall
as i watch him slowly fade
into the distance.
i am a traveler even in my own heart.