A Town
I helped you move to nowhere.
A town of 4000 I could not find
with directions and a map.
I drove and drove
years ago
when there was no GPS.
Not a satellite or the police
could have found you
in a town
God didn’t even know about.
When I finally landed on your doorstep,
my face betrayed everything.
The missed turns, dead ends, tank of gas
now dwindling.
You hugged me hard and kissed my cheek,
said how happy you were to see me.
I brought the moving boxes inside,
but...
A town of 4000 I could not find
with directions and a map.
I drove and drove
years ago
when there was no GPS.
Not a satellite or the police
could have found you
in a town
God didn’t even know about.
When I finally landed on your doorstep,
my face betrayed everything.
The missed turns, dead ends, tank of gas
now dwindling.
You hugged me hard and kissed my cheek,
said how happy you were to see me.
I brought the moving boxes inside,
but...