miles from home

North Waterford, ME

miles from home
only a couple hundred
not too far
sun is finally
burning through
a thin layer of persistent
clouds almost all day
don’t mind the solitude
being a couple hundred
miles from home
people all around
no one know my name
not much to say
nearly thirty years ago
came here as a kid
if I knew then
as I know now
should have come up
with a better plan
maybe would be so alone
right now but maybe
the solitude makes me
who I am
miles from home...