All these poems
Some happy
And others
Not so much
So many of them
Are wishes to get out
Why do I stay?
It's a question I ask myself
A hundred times a day
Why do I stay?
If I so desperately want to leave
Why do I stay?
If every wish of mine is to leave
Why do I stay?
If all I ever do is think about the possibilities
I stay
Because
Some of these poems are really happy
I stay
Because
Of her
And because of him
I love this town
As much as I hate it
I love her
And I love him
No matter what heartache and pain they've caused me
I stay
Because I know once I leave
I'll miss this town
I know that once I've left this place behind
Left to be forgotten
It'll always nag at my heart
Telling me to come back
I stay
Because
As much as I hate this town
It's my hometown
And it'll always have a place in my heart
Why do I stay?
I stay because some of these poems are happy
I stay
Because while I've lost a lot in this town
I've also loved
And I think
The love outweighs the loss
That's why I stay
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Leaving Behind the Endless Fields of Corn and Soybeans
PoetryEveryone has that one place in their heart. The two will always be connected, whether they love that place, or hate that place. My place? My town? I love it, I hate it. I've left it behind. This collection of poetry is about the place, the town, tha...
