Prompt: Write a poem inspired by a song.
[Note: the original prompt was to use the Junk Drawer Song method, but I loosely adapted to fit my whim today]
Indiana, that’s where I’m going
This time of year, you know how I feel
Indiana, that’s where I’m going
Where Christmas will always be real
I’m 23
Sitting in my sister’s basement
What is my life’s next chapter?
What career to pursue?
More education to seek?
What good can I do for the world?
A song that plays inside my brain
Not fitting for the summer season
But my soul understands
I will return to my roots
A road home still unchartered
I’m 24
Sitting in a concert hall
What is my life’s next chapter?
What friendship will grow?
What opportunities missed?
What is to be learned from this moment?
A song performed the second time this week
The warm embrace of reassurance
My soul wrapped in comfort
I am in the right place
Fear not the road that lies ahead
I’m 25
Sitting in the passenger seat
What is my life’s next chapter?
What will this family become?
What old or new traditions embraced?
What does it take to make a home?
A song plays over the stereo system
Describing the world that we see
My soul rejoices in uncertainty
We are free to create
The road we hope will be traveled