Flemish poem

Wereldburger

 
Door het raam kijkend,
Zie ik enkel de vreemde
Natgeregende straten
Eenzaamheid overvalt mij

Jong als ik was, levensvol
Lokten de avontuurlijke verten
Bekroop mij het reisgevoel
Als stralende jets overgevlogen

Nu zijn diezelfde verten
Een gevangenis voor mij
Zij zijn waar ik vertoef
Maar niet mijn huis

Mijn thuis ligt daar
Waar ik onbekend ben
In de verste verte
Een vreemde toerist


En toch…


The poem I have chosen to bring to class is this one. 
The teacher of Performing arts and creative processes gave us the task to find a poem about cosmopolitism, written in our native language. This one was mine.
It is about someone who feels homesick, lonely and sad at the same time. He once wanted to travel so bad to see the world but now that he finally got there, he feels prisoned and lonely. He feels uncomfortable in other countries. But he has been gone for so long that he now feels like a tourist when he goes back home. A tourist in his own country. 


It reminded me a little bit of my stay here in Portugal. I love being here but I also miss my own country. It is very difficult to explain but it feels like my own country doesn't need me anymore. Now  I am a little bit scared to go home because I don't know how I have to feel about it. 

Locatie: Setúbal Municipality, Portugal

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