Escape Route

I've made so many memories in this town. There are so many moments I wish I could forget, bottled inside the invisible lines that divide this town from the rest of the world. Even moments that took place outside of this county began and ended in this town. I cant turn a corner without seeing a shadow left behind by a moment that once existed. I want to be free of memories, free of things and places that trigger an explosion of smoke in my already foggy brain. I cant breathe in this town; its as if my former life has consumed all of the oxygen that was intended for me to survive on. I'm choking, suffocating. I want to be in a place where my brain cant connect the dots of what once was... a place filled with newness. I want new sights, new experiences, new people, new air. I want to be excited to explore instead of living in a constant state of anxiety and panic. Where do I go? How far away from a flame is far enough to feel the warmth without being burned? The people that matter to me are here, buried somewhere beneath the ashes left by those who don't. How far can I run, without ending up cold and alone, with nothing familiar? How far can I run?