OFF THE PATHWAY
Long ago I left the path,
I looked and looked around me
And began to search not knowing where.

Long ago I left the main stream
Now I'd distinguish what is Heaven and Earth.
I fear I will never stop wandering.

An eternal quest, feeling apart.
Others prefer travelling companions
And now I've lost sight of them.

I stepped aside off the main stream
wandering the length and breadth of my life,
Long ago...
(c) Laura Marco

• The meaning of the work for me is contained in this poem. The truth is that... I do not know how natural it sounds for native speakers of English, I hope the lines reflect well what I'm trying to transmit (!); It is difficult for a person to write with all the nuances in a language that is not his/her mother tongue. Anyway, there's a writer Joseph Conrad, Polish, but he decided to write all his work in English and he became a universal reference in the English-language literature and he learned it as adult. In my view, it can be a beautiful example of perseverance for all those that every day deal a little with another code, different from ours and have to code-switching. Sometimes, I'm not always sure about nuances and meaning.

I hope you'll enjoy this work, thank you very much for your comments!. Kindest regards, Laura