Suddenly gone

It's been so long since I've put my thoughts to paper. Now is as good a time as any.

I'm currently flying over Central Australia; so far yet to go. My watch says 6:10pm.
My thoughts are consumed by everything I've left behind and I wonder if I am truly ready for this. 18 months is a very long time. It's so hard to walk away to then wonder at the finality of it.

Transcribed from pen and paper