World Travel

I've always wanted to travel the world,
break free from all constraints
from everything that holds me here
and if I don't like it somewhere
simply move on to the next place.
From here to there, from there to here.
I know, Pole has my earth 4 –
North, South, Heart and Head.
One at the top, the other at the bottom,
one thinks, the other insists.
But I, I want to explore every corner of the world,
because exciting life stories
have been found on every patch of earth.
Getting to know new people,
I've always liked that
And with each one who is new to me,
to learn a little more about the world.

I've always wanted to go to foreign countries,
simply see a bit more of the world
than what I already know.
Because what is that anyway?
Only a small part of this world…
Are the people who surround me daily
really all that life has to tell me?
No – I know there is more,
so much more still to explore.
So many new destinations,
I just haven't found them yet.

I'd so like to know more,
about the goals of each individual here.
I'd so like to know more.
Know more reasons why we
are so different.
Why there are people who despise others.
Why there are people who regard others as enemies because of their origin.
Why there are people who, on their journey through the world,
close their eyes to all the beauty
that it holds for them.

That's why I ask you, and everyone else too:
Don't walk around blindly, open your eyes for once!
Look around and ask yourself,
what you already know here.
Look around and understand,
What world you call your own.
Pause and think for a moment:
In how many languages can you say "Hello",
in how many "Goodbye"?
How many people have you met today,
how many will you pass by still?
Just like that,
without awareness,
without understanding…

Has a single lonely person
looked directly at you?
How many have you looked in the eye?
Would you have dared?
Or are you one of the globe-trotters,
who doesn't care about the fate of others?
Are you one of the small-town wanderers,
who go away and look away,
no matter what happens in the world?

So much happens in our world, every day, every hour.
Fates change, every minute, every second.
And we always sit there, in our place, in our small-town world
And don't care about fates
even though fate is
what counts for everyone.

I've always wanted to travel the world,
break free from all constraints
from everything that holds me here
and if I don't like the way people are somewhere,
then I say that, and don't just run away.

I know, I'm still young
and whoever is young doesn't know much.
But one thing I know for sure,
Pole has my earth 4 –
North, South, Heart and Head.
One at the top, one at the bottom,
one thinks and one insists.

Tabea Schleier