the road curved around the woods to parts unknown much to my delight
trail taken led to the main trail shake my head
hiking on the main trail would make me feel like a hamster on a treadmill
going around in a circle with all the other hamsters
so I slipped off and did some stealth hiking
found a good spot in a small clearing
just laid on the soft grass the better part of the afternoon lost in the moment
not worried about bears or moose on the loose
looked for a place where I could have the privacy of a cave
so went into the mountains and found a cave
looked around and I wasn’t the first person to find it
hoped the previous residents wouldn’t show back up —-human or animal
telling the difference between the two is easy
animals don’t leave trash
sat on the cold brown ground and didn’t make a sound
just watched the trees and a deer pass by oblivious to me being there
that’s the kind of stuff I need
it wasn’t too late so headed up the mountain
not really sure of the way
kept looking for the white crosses to save me
but they let me down as in the past
did find the red triangle trail and decided to hike back down
rubber legs and running mind
