I'm sitting on a bench
looking out towards the sea
And although I'm doing nothing,
I've never felt more free.
The wind blows my hair
gently around my face
as I sit here and ponder
upon the meaning of life.
Although fully conscious
of the goings on around me
I have blocked out all my problems;
for the time being, they don't exist.
Right now, I'm living in the moment.
This moment only; or so I try.
In fact, from now on,
I'm living my life moment by moment,
with no planning ahead.
And all I know right now is:
I have ten dollars in my pocket,
A book in my bag,
all the time in the world,
nothing to do,
nowhere to go.
And yet,
As I sit here, pondering,
I realize something.
For the first time in my life,
I can go anywhere,
I can do anything,
Without the knowledge of anyone.
Nobody I know knows where I am
and nobody around knows who I am.
I feel as though I could do anything with my life,
I could be anyone,
and no one would even know,
nor would they care.
I could continue to sit here
on this bench overlooking the sea,
or I could get out that book and read
or I could hop on a train
and venture around the city.
I could jump into the water
and go for a swim.
I could never come out;
nobody here would stop me.
The world is at my fingertips
and I intend to grasp this moment
before it is, once again, out of reach.
I can feel the power
I have over myself;
it's surging through my body,
eager to be used.
I feel ready to do anything
that the near future has in store,
whatever it may be,
I want to tell it "I'm yours."
There definitely is something
powerful about this;
this feeling of independence.
And although I am alone,
I do not feel lonely.
I feel free.
