Greece
A time in my life
Where I didn't feel right
I travelled to Europe
A one way flight
A right of passage
I considered it like
A way to move forward
To make sense of my life
Socially awkward
High with anxiety
Self medicating towards
The bottom of society
So the journey Began
with 20 hours flying
I would find myself somewhere
Or I’d die trying
Everything at home
was dead to me now
Save for a backpack, a walkman
And a beach towel
Arrived at the islands
famous for raves
Spent half of my funds
In the first few days
I met up with Brad
on a boat with the Scots
They welcomed me aboard
to sail to Mykanos
One night at the helm
I did my shift
I lost all control
and set us a drift
I fought against the ocean
4 hours or more
And as the sun rose
Ahead was the shore
It was fun and adventurous
and I started to see
I was grateful For opportunities
afforded to me
The 20 year old me
I didn’t like
I needed to drink to socialize
So I started to try
to control my life
I explored the islands
Didn’t drink every night
One hot, windy day
I decided to run
To the top of a mountain
scorched by the sun
Catching my breath,
I met a girl there
Taking pictures
with wind swept hair
About our lives
we started to speak
A little english
and a little Greek
Getting to know her
over the next few days
Cigarettes and coffee
We avoided he raves
I played the lost boy
She took me to Athens
We went to dinner
with some of her friends
They said I was cute
And asked me my name
We drank Retsina.
And played drinking games.
Inside I was already
feeling a change
In the past I wouldn't
have been this brave
We travelled by train
to where I don’t know
Through tunnels and mountains
To a place she called home
I met with her family
Her dad shook my hand
We ate alfresco
mosaka and lamb
The warm night air,
swept through olive groves
The evening grew old. They left us alone
She took me to bed
We made love all night
Then Fell asleep
Just before the day light
I fell in love that Day
But not with the girl
I fell in love
with travelling the world
Acropolis |
Sailing the islands |
Athens |
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