Go the Long Way/Go the Wrong Way

The problem in taking a shortcut

is that your knowledge of the shortened journey

results in your embarking later,

which in turn gets you to your destination

at the same time as another route would have gotten you.

You walk swiftly, head down with your eyes

staring down at your feet

powering like pistons.

The problem in satellite navigation and maps

is that you rely to heavily on someone else's knowledge

and lose your sense of direction,

your sense of independence,

and your sense of adventure.
You walk swiftly, head down with your eyes

staring down at your directions

whispering like Satan into your ear.

Go the long way,

go the wrong way;

there's a beauty in getting lost.

You'd get more out of your day

encountering some of the world

you would never have crossed.

So next time I pace

I will slow my pace

and soak in the view.

There is no more beautiful place

than this hectic world

which is scarcely given the credit overdue.