Small Town Girl

With dust on her skin
& that grit ripping away
all those big city dreams,
the days drag on & on
in this small town.

Every day is a high school reunion
that she hoped to avoid.
Every night a fight to break free
from the solitude
of this country song.

Yet, something awakens inside
when the world blooms,
& she finds herself
standing in fields of gold, green, or white.

And she remembers why
she has permanently branded herself
a Small Town Girl.