3rd Place winner of The Poetry Lighthouse Prize Spring 2025
On the Drive Home
by Nicholas Olah
Half past midnight— every road is blocked
like an artery, patience as frail
as nerves.
The distance between here and home
grows wide and then
wider.
Hard rain pounds the road, heavy
as footsteps marching
up wooden stairs—
the nervous waiting
for what comes next.
Nicholas Olah
Nicholas Olah has self-published four poetry collections, Where Light Separates from Dark, Which Way is North, Seasons, and You Are Here. Olah’s work has been published in Humana Obscura, Cozy Ink Press, Querencia Press, Wild Roof Journal, and more. Check out more of his work on Instagram at @nick.olah.poetry or visit his Etsy shop at https://www.etsy.com/shop/nickolahpoetry.
