West Virginia
24 thousand square miles is not small
A person could get lost in all that space
But I feel stuck
A small person
In a small town
In a small life
Locked out of new experiences
Locked out of meeting new people
Locked out of moving forward
Trapped
I’ve never been outside of western Europe, so I struggle to imagine anywhere so large – but I can imagine your feelings very clearly. Beautifully done.
West Virginia is not even one of the larger states, but it has less population than it’s nearer neighbors, and the terrain creates small spaces – hollows and valleys, so it can feel small.
Thanks for your comments!