Solo Travel

By Alifiya Hanif

She kept dreaming,

It kept calling.

Their worries shackled her,

The timeless race immersed her,

The preconceived notions held her.

Finally.

Packet her bags with courage and nerve,

Came alone to see it come and leave,

Knowing she was to even come and leave.

Picked up a shell and put it to her ears,

Heard nothing other than the limitless sea stretching in front of her,

The noise of the chasing waves echoed the same as the blood gushing in her veins.

It wasn’t difficult to know,

Ocean was no where else but within her.

Journey was both inward and outward.

It took long but she was here.

Not here, still here.

By Alifiya Hanif