Going Geographic

He wished he could
Start over again
In someplace new
And leave
His troubles behind.
That fantasy
Drove him relentlessly
From place to place,
To distant lands
And remote corners
Of the earth
But no matter
Where he went,
His difficulties
Inevitably followed.
He couldn’t run
Far enough
Or fast enough
To get away
From them.
Eventually he realized
It was himself
He was trying to escape,
For he was who
Invariably showed up
Everywhere he went,
And spoiled it all
For him.