I thought if I went somewhere no one knew me-where I could com | Every Day Poems

I thought if I went somewhere no one knew me-where I could completely be alone-I would be free. In my mind freedom was where I could ignore all my responsibilities and my problems. And running away seemed the only way to make that happen. So I ran, I ran as fast I could to a whole new place, to a whole new life. And I was right. When I got there, the air seemed lighter- I could breathe it and not suffocate from all the particles it contained. I could be anyone I wanted there, not because I really could but because there was no one there who knew me well enough to tell me I couldn’t. Not even myself. But as time went by, I got to meet new people, got to make new friends and girlfriends and I started to create responsibilities. My fresh start had become my old life. Old friends were replaced by new, same problems seemed to arise and suddenly, it was like I was back there. In that moment I realized that no matter where I went, I would always be there. And the faster I ran from my old life, the sooner I arrived back there.