At nineteen
I wanted to live in Colorado
Till that first weekend I spent
in Cheyenne

At twenty-five
I wanted to live in Montana
Leaving Yellowstone
as Glacier took my hand

At thirty
I wanted to live in Alaska
Within Denali
where the Kodiaks roam

But as the years have progressed
I discovered
All I ever wanted to be
—was home

(Villanova Pennsylvania: February, 2018)