Divorcing Denver

My heart doth lay out on the great plains,

It’s where I feel most at peace in life.

The few shreds of my sanity remains,

Want to reside there just me and my wife.

 

How do I make this dream reality,

I need to shed this city and its grime.

The country boy hidden inside of me,

Keeps on telling me the time is prime.

 

Wanting to disappear into the grasslands,

Underneath the moon out on the prairie.

Desperation that my wife understands;

To pull the trigger we both are wary.

 

My bride and I happy to be just hicks,

Living twenty phone poles out past the sticks.

 

01/03/2025

Reviews

[LisaCarol]

Yep, I totally get it. Denver has definitely turned to a city of grime. Perhaps someplace like Bennett, Mead, or Johnstown would work. Still close enough to Denver to get the things you need? I’m a native, from the town of Loveland (not the ski resort). I tend to prefer the opposite direction and have a second home (my oasis) in Frisco. Could a second home be an option?

[Arundass TP]

Sir, me and my wife too hate cities noisy environment and love to live in country side with fresh air full of trees. Excellent eye-opening poem. Loved it