The Surface and Its Depth

Escape

I paced and I roamed
exasperatedly.
I dwelled and I pondered
sweltering.
about how much I wanted to leave
it all.
Coming to the conclusion
I,
in truth,
just wanted to live
it all
freely.
So I sat back
closed my eyes
and left the room.

Hanna Guzman (2020)