Before this trip,
My heart had holes
An empty space, a
lonely one
My knowledge limited,
My mind closed
Looking for something
Beyond my safety
bubble
Off on a plane, to
Ecuador
To burst the bubble
To experience the
unknown
To find that missing
piece
On a plane, away from
home
Stuck in between
I want to stay, I
want to go
No sleep provided
18 levels
worth of Bejeweled
An Endless setting
Arrival at last
An unheard message
A frustrating game
And once again
Back on an aeroplane
From panama to a
final destination
To find a mystery
game
A waiting game, an
annoying game
A “where is my
suitcase?”
Lost and found on the
next plane it came
And with it more
waiting
A talk, a laugh
Broken English &
Spanish
A human fire cracker
Greets us
With open arms
to help and guide us
on our way
Residents big and
small
Such tenderness
Not deserving of
their ailments
One big family
A “New World” school
Nuevo Mundo
Part of the church
upon the hill
The world is full of
confusing things
Like a teacher who is afraid of kids
Yet she plugs on
Inspiring others
Taking care of that
new world
A web of dirt roads
Rotting animals sit
in a watery trench
Garbage piles
And plastic bags
galore
Where mangy dogs roam
And a wooden shack is home
Silence in the car
Silence lingers
Til we return to the
faces
Of smiling residents
A new family for us
and them
Welcoming arms
8 people learning to
sew
An emoji, dragons,
Iguana (not), un pes
and a green bean
made with love and a
teacher
washing, windows and
wheelchairs
cleaner, towels,
water, paint
sitting in the sun
tomorrow
a new journey,
tourism
then tearful goodbyes
packing, leaving,
gone
but the hole in my
heart
is there no more
a family has filled
it
friends and strangers
a thank you to all
_Nora
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