Oh! What has hit so hard?
Why is there a sad song in the hands of my bard?
For what are there tears so big?
What is this emotion I am trying to dig?
A finger on it I am unable to place.
Just knowing that my heart is in a frenzy craze.
I know I have it all,
Yet why does my joy feel so small?
Gifted I am, to be surrounded by love.
The kind, that fits like a glove.
One to make me smile, laugh, work and faulter,
Friendships that make all the time in the world always feel shorter.
With all things so perfect,
What is this strand that is causing this deject?
Happiness is all around me,
For miles far beyond what I can see.
Yet this dire feeling tugs the heart,
That missing home and family may just be the start.
Is there more I wonder?
Not wanting to dig too deep and ponder.
Maybe I am expecting too much too fast?
From me, others, and the world to match my past?
Dear heart, do try and see,
Everything is new, for everyone as much as you, please take it easy.
Here as I write, I see a smile creep up,
Relief and calmness slowly filling my cup.
Yeah, everything is different and new,
But hey, isn’t that what I am here to do?
A commoner's poetic reflections 