Take me away

Take me.
Take me away
where the minutes blend
into days.

Where I don't hear the rush
of cars in the street
drivers too intent on destinations
to acknowledge their feet

Take me away to the jungle
where the tall trees block out the sun
yet the earth is warm with life;
damaged by none.

Out into the savannah,
so wide and vast
with threatening creatures
lurking in the grass

Or to the ice,
where I can slide in the snow
like an awkwardly large penguin
there's no limit to where we can go

Take me away
from the city lights
from the empty buildings
and the noisy nights.