Seeing you passing through for a few days
Busy preparing for your departure
To places far removed from here
That I know very little about
Across the Pacific past the date line
As I see on the map just south of the equator
Everything and everyone will be new to you
Making the trip of a lifetime
Left your job and moved out of your apartment
Done with the existence you had constructed
Letting go of all attachments defining you
Open to a new and different narrative
Travel long deferred finally happening
Before transitioning to the rest of your life
Something you will figure out later
Because right now anything is possible
Many of your things are in storage
And quite a few are here in this house
Left behind while you are away
Making a kind of presence in your absence
It's not exactly an empty nest
And I think maybe it never will be
Like the bond we have with each other
A feeling that remains with us always
If we are the sum of our experiences
Then you will come back a changed person
Having gained a deeper understanding
Of what you want to do in your life
