Willy-Nilly All Over the Map (Wish I Could)

In a way, I'm kind of glad I have no sense of direction. I don't know why I don't have a sense of direction. My dad grew up on a farm. He had one. I don't remember if my mom had one or not. I think it must be one of many things that most people have that I do not have. The reason I think that is whenever I ask directions somewhere most people use words like "North," "South," "East," and "West," and I always have to say, "Wait. If I'm going toward downtown from the West Side, do I turn right or left?" I am sure if we thought about it, most of us would be able to identify at least one handicap. I am very fortunate that I don't have any major handicaps, such as being blind or deaf or can't walk or something like that, that there are agencies to help people that have those kind of handicaps, and taxes help pay for services for people that have those kind of handicaps, but as far as I know there are no agencies to help people who have no sense of direction. When I lived in Colorado, I knew that the mountains were in the West, and that helped, as long as I could see them. In my home town of Topeka, I just have various sites that I am familiar with, such as the V.A. Hospital, the public library, Topeka High School, North Topeka, etc. but if I need directions somewhere I will not be able to understand if you use those North, South, East and West words. But, of course, now we have the "smart" devices and we don't have to ask directions as much. Personally, I think it's a shame to be so independent of other people that we never have to ask them anything. Still, I wish I did have a sense of direction. It would probably make my life easier, since practically everyone in the world besides me has a sense of direction. Wish I had been born with a sense of direction but the reality is I was not. Now, I have been looking at a bunch of stuff I have written in an old composition book that is messy and falling apart, and I found a poem I wrote. The first half is not very good but I like the second half but since they are together, I'm going to keep them together. It's called "Wish I Could," and I think it is relevant to the topic of a sense of direction. Here goes: Wish I could have a party Wish I could relax Wish I could still be arty Wish I could eat snacks. Wish I could just be silly Wish I could take a nap Wish I could run willy-nilly all over the map So, I guess God had to make me have no sense of direction in order to come up with something like that, and since I have run willy-nilly all over the map for as long as I can remember, I am going to let that be my missive for today and go read or something before I go to bed. Goodnight.