Where I Need To Be: Free Verse Poem (And Audio 🎶)

March 17, 2026

Where I Need To Be: Free Verse Poem (And Audio 🎶)

I wrote my poem Where I Need To Be in response to Sadje’s #WhatDoYouSee writing prompt #332 and the photo by NIR HIMI.

This image shows a sign with arrows pointing in different directions. The message on the arrows say- “ You are exactly where you need to be” In the background, one can see mountains and a few bushes. — Image by NIR HIMI

Where I Need To Be

You are exactly where you need to be

        in a bush
        or jamboree

I wonder where I am

        in a car wash
        or in a jam

Where I am
I do not know—

        which road to take
        which way to go

strolling a sandy lane
        beside the sea

or

deep in thought
        on a mountain track

or

find myself
        unexpectedly
                caught
                        up a gumtree

I search for a sign
        to
                lead me on

the one I find
        confuses me:

        ‘You are exactly where you need to be’

I look around—
        for I am lost—

                in a wood—
                a mountain range—
                on a dry and dusty
                        path—

I need a bath

nothing for miles
        as far as the eye can see

but all is well
        as far as I can tell

the sign does say
        I’ll find my way—

I am exactly where I need to be



_{—Lesley Scoble, March 2026}