Day one of just another journey

Meandering paths ahead

The abandoned highways overgrown

Straightforward traveling out of reach

Uncertain hitchhiking instead

Will I get a ride by donkey cart or limousine

Spending precious time waiting on the side

Joining pilgrims on their way to redemption

Worn-out shoes, an empty stomach

Lots of anger and personal grieve to hide

Traveling on these winding brick roads

Through a country full of gazing slaves

Climbing energy-absorbing hills and

crossing hidden deathtrap valley meadows

To them, it’s me who misbehaves

For I’m just a quirky lonely wanderer

Unable to adjust to those bigger dreams

Faced with a forgotten reality by the masses

Evolved into an odd and unwanted character

Slowly getting deaf from hearing all those screams

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