Imaginary Ailments

I've become quite ill these days.
Unexpectedly an itch has taken over my body.
My legs are restless, my mind is clouded,
my eyes can't seem to focus on what's around me...

--only on what's over the horizon.
I've become afflicted with these vivid dreams
of birds of paradise chirping by my window
as the sun gives life to a new morning.

I'm becoming awfully forgetful;
losing myself in ancient walkways and towns
that are surrounded by vineyards so old
their roots are forever fused with the ground.

I'm a self-diagnosed full-time daydreamer
teleporting to open fields without fences.
Feeling wild, running careless and free
as a whispering breeze awakens my senses.

If the only known cure for this sickness,
if there is only one remedy for this plight,
then recovery is near,
this wanderlust I do not fear,
to all of those I hold dear...

Tonight, I take flight!

Author's Note

Been in a mental rut, but slowly but surely coming out of hibernation!

Reviews

[Blysful]

I love this! As an avid daydreamer myself, I emphasise with most line, especially "I've become afflicted with these vivid dreams".
The fact that this is being portrayed as an affliction speaks volumes of how others feels and your daydreaming, that they believe you need to focus more on the world around you. Which is quite sad, as our lives are made all the happier by a good dream :) that's why I love the words "I'm a self-diagnosed.." It's understanding how others feel about your dreaming, and just not caring! This whole poem is so sarcastic and sassy and fun, a big 'oh how terribly I've been afflicted with the ability to dream! Whatever shall I do' and then right at the end "Tonight, I take flight!"
Your cure for what they perceived to be ailing you is to go the places you've dreamed about and leave them behind in their normal lives. It's brilliant!
I love this, it's fun and sassy and most of all it had a wonderfully happy ending! Well done indeed Nirvana!