I'D Like To... Poem by Kay Barcelon

I’d like to go back to
The island virgin in nature
No frequency for news
Of deaths and wars
Of all the craziness in the world

I’d like to go back to
The island where electric is scarce
No toasters or microwave oven
Where I rely on wood for fire
My food has no preservative

I’d like to go back to
A home where I can invite
Anyone who is passing by
For a drink or a snack
Without thinking of harm

I’d like to go back to
Where I don’t have to listen to
Clinton or Bush panic
Of how to protect me from
A person I don’t even know

I’d like to go back to
The harmony and peace
No confusion or conflict
Where nature dictates
The fate of my surrounding

I’d like to go back to…