Elk-no

High desert Nevada
I don't give a shit
About your rolling hills,
your scrub and your dirt,
the mining roads that I drive
In conquest of gold.
I don't feel alive
Not till I go home,
...
till I reach Colorado.

Home

I'm on the verge of tears
waiting for my sushi
who knew in this po'dunk mining town?
All I want is home
Eat my roll and my tears
Stuffed face like a squirrel.
All I want is home.
My hotel sheets itch
I cannot sleep.
All I want is home.
My boss is loud
and has this laugh.
All I want is home.

Miss You

I want to roam the desert
hand in hand with you,
hike the snow capped mountains,
ride to New Mexico
I keep a little piece of you
wherever I do go.
Love is still a'trucking
Even on the road.
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Southwest sunsets ain't enough
Phallic cacti don't make the cut
Darling, I am in a rut
I move forward, can't get stuck,
impeding progress to my love.

Grown Up

Business trip in a hotel
on the road for 6 whole weeks.
I run hypothetically
with my credit carded money.
On the verge of 401ks
Per diem and expense reports
don my hard hat in the morning
training and the CQAs
the engineering girl on the way
the only chick on the field
steeled toed boots
reflective vest,
for the restless, there's no rest

Worry

The shadow of that former devil lingers
those sleepless nights,
those injuries,
blackout memories
and how I want to help you
how I want you whole
and in your place in the sun.
the way I know you best.
How I will always think of you
How I love you most