I’m going west.  
Where the snow capped mountains  
reach up to the heavens  
and their streams  
sparkle under the warming sun. 
 
I’m going west.  
Where the wild flowers grow  
and spread a coloured blanket  
as far as the eye can see,  
and the majestic deer run free. 
 
I’m going west.  
To God’s Garden of Eden,  
a place of peace and tranquillity.  
Where skies are always blue  
like skies aught to be. 
 
I’m going west.  
To a land that is free  
from all the hatred I see.  
Where each day is filled  
with wonder from dawn to dusk. 
 
I’m going west to be me. 
 
 
10 April 2009
David Harris
http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/i-m-going-west/