A Traveler's Dilemma

Franklin Yorm, Ghana

Scalds of unfulfillment pursue me
Yet I’m as unmoving as a rock
In such persistence I’m but a fool
For I know where to find the succour I crave

Why then, do I gladly welcome grief
I do, on account of another kind of longing
The embraces and fondness of my kin
An anchor I just can’t seem to lift

I’m no longer captain of my vessel
For home seems to be where love exists
Yet, the grief I entertain continues to raze
Should I succumb to fulfillment or continue to endure

If death is but an assured ending for such anguish
Do I stay and wait for that which is inevitable
Or do I follow fulfillment to the very ends of the earth
Do I die a selfless man or do I embrace what seems my destiny

Yorm Franklin is an upcoming Ghanaian poet currently reading Psychology at the University of Cape Coast, Ghana. He loves writing essays and poems and has contributed to various anthologies over the years.