Wandering Spirit

You always wanted to explore and be free

You never wanted a family

You always wanted to travel the globe

Through every country you wanted to probe

You never saw coming this one sexy miss

Who had you hooked with just one kiss

You never saw coming her surprise news

Her growing belly should have given you clues

You accepted entrapment like a man

Hoping for a son was your new plan

But alas to her, a girl was born

Now your spirit was truly torn

In your heart, you wanted to be free

In your heart, you didn’t want me

Over time, you succumbed to booze

Over time you felt, you paid your dues

You had married and cared for this family

But you still longed very much to be free

Two decades pass and you’ve had enough

You decided to leave home and live it rough

No word from you for another ten years

To hear you died, on the street, left us in tears

Your wild heart couldn’t be tamed

Your wandering spirit, your life, had claimed.

©- Carol Nemes

Dedicated to my father, the wandering spirit.

This was written in response to the #NovemberNotes challenge.

Today’s inspiration was “Wild Heart” by The Bleachers feat. Sara Bareilles