After checking in at my new hostel in Playa I got chatting to the receptionist, firstly to practice my Spanish, secondly to practice my Spanish Charm 😛 I then went to the restaurant next door to eat, on her recommendation.. and for the first time on my trip.. I pulled out my new customized poetry book, which was an awesome Christmas gift from a close friend, to write something new… and this is what came out in the 5 minutes it took them to serve me my food (I was seriously surprised at how fast that came out!).

I don’t usually share my drafts or works in progress… but I think as I write on this trip… I will share with you as I go along.. I’m just gonna post these as they come out without trying to edit them or make them ‘good’.

This is just called ‘Alone’ for now…

It’s time now, to write.

Sat alone, in the night.

Except…

You’re never REALLY alone.

There really is no such thing.

It’s just an idea,

A perception we choose,

And with this idea,

This chosen thought,

The feeling of loneliness it brings.

Yet.

I am Not Alone… and nor are you.

Although I sit here,

With no others,

My family is all around me,

Every person a sister or brother,

A father or a mother,

A friend or a lover,

A new connection to discover,

An ancient history to uncover.

You see…

We’ve all been here since the beginning of time.

I’ve known you quite a while…

Even if we’ve never met.

It just means we’ve not re-connected,

In this lifetime yet.

But if I look into your eyes,

I see the sublime,

I see a friend I haven’t seen…

For quite some time.

"I can’t remember when I saw you last!

But it’s so great to be reunited!!"

This is how I feel whenever I meet someone new.

Honestly though,

It doesn’t really matter if it’s true…

I mean… I KNOW that it is but…

That isn’t everyone’s view.

But that doesn’t matter.

If I treat you like family because I believe we’ve been family in lifetimes past…

We’ll get on like best friends though we’ve only just met.

We'll have a blast,

We want it to last…

But never..

Forget.

To Me.

You ARE my Family.

Eternally,

Connected to me.

In this life

AND the next

And on forever more.

It’s just you and me beautiful…

Together we soar.

Above ^^ - My lovely customized A6 book cover for writing poetry while I am away… A very thoughtful Christmas gift from my treasured friend and semi co-adventurer Harriet Berry ❤️ - Thank you!!