Walking

Walking, walking, alone -
Away from life,
From crowded cities and noisy streets,
Away from people,
Alone in my own world
With no-one else.
Sitting, thinking, deeply thinking -
Of life, of problems and worries,
Of pain and misery and suffering;
Of poverty and slums and children:
Under-privileged, under-fed,
Badly clothed and unloved.
Walking, walking, away,
Hiding from life, and civilization -
What's that? Do we really know?
Does anyone really understand
This world and its ways?