A thousand miles away from home You try to find a place To wear out of your misalignments in peace, in comfort, Along the waves crashing on the ocean shore Sipping on a warm cup of coffee Reading your little book on self love and all the things it teaches you and you realize, There is no escape from the troubles Rooted deep within the vicinity Of your own subconsciousness that you’ve brought here, There is another half that fails to resonate the existence you wish to speak Your purpose in this World is to unearth your power over it, to quench it, to quell. The writer is an Assistant Web Editor and staff member at Daily Times. She can be reached at eeshahomer@gmail.com and tweets at @EeshahOmer Published in Daily Times, November 7th 2017.