[Tex/LaTex] Centering a Poem using Verse package

Question

I'm trying to center a poem on my document and I'm using the verse package to include line numbers on the poem. Here is my code:

    \section{Poem}
    \poemtitle{Another Day}
    \begin{verse}[\versewidth]
    \poemlines{2}
    \begin{altverse}
    having the low down blues and going \\ 
into a restraunt to eat.\\ 
you sit at a table.\\ 
the waitress smiles at you.\\ 
she's dumpy. her ass is too big.\\ 
she radiates kindess and symphaty.\\ 
live with her 3 months and a man would no real agony.\\ 
o.k., you'll tip her 15 percent.\\ 
you order a turkey sandwich and a\\ 
beer. the man at the table across from you\\ 
has watery blue eyes and\\ a head like an elephant.\\ 
at a table further down are 3 men\\ 
with very tiny heads\\ 
and long necks\\ 
like ostiches.\\ 
they talk loudly of land development.\\ 
why, you think, did I ever come\\ 
in here when I have the low-down\\ 
blues?\\ 
then the the waitress comes back eith the sandwich\\ 
and she asks you if there will be anything\\ 
else?\\ 
snd you tell her, no no, this will be\\ 
fine.\\ 
then somebody behind you laughs.\\ 
it's a cork laugh filled with sand and\\ 
broken glass.\\ 
\vspace{0.4cm}
you begin eating the sandwhich.\\ 
\vspace{0.4cm} 
it's something.\\ 
it's a minor, difficult,\\ 
sensible action\\ 
like composing a popular song\\ 
to make a 14-year old\\ 
weep.\\ 
you order another beer.\\ 
jesus,look at that guy\\ 
his hands hang down almost to his knees and he's\\ 
whistling.\\ 
well, time to get out.\\ 
pivk up the bill.\\ 
tip.\\ 
go to the register.\\ 
pay.\\ 
pick up a toothpick.\\ 
go out the door.\\ 
your car is still there.\\ 
and there are 3 men with heads\\
and necks\\
like ostriches all getting into one\\
car.\\
they each have a toothpick and now\\
they are talking about women.\\
they drive away first\\
they drive away fast.\\
they're best i guess.\\
it's an unberably hot day.\\
there's a first-stage smog alert.\\
all the birds and plants are dead\\
or dying.\\
\vspace{0.4cm}
you start the engine.
\end{altverse}
\end{verse}

This yields the following:

I want it to be centered like the poem title. Could this be fixed?

I added 3in to the code where [\versewidth] is and it yields:

But, I'd like for it to look more like this:

Answer 1

I found no way to accomplish the verse centering using the facilities of the package. So, what I did was to set each line in a \makebox of a fixed (but tuned) size, as defined by the macro \CC. So you need to wrap each line in a \CC wrapper, which is the downside.

\documentclass{article}
\def\CC#1{\makebox[4in]{#1}}
\usepackage{verse}
\begin{document}
    \section{Poem}
    \poemtitle{Another Day}
    \begin{verse}[\textwidth]
\vgap=0pt\relax
    \poemlines{2}
    \begin{altverse}
%
\CC{having the low down blues and going}\\ 
\CC{into a restraunt to eat.}\\ 
\CC{you sit at a table.}\\ 
\CC{the waitress smiles at you.}\\ 
\CC{she's dumpy. her ass is too big.}\\ 
\CC{she radiates kindess and symphaty.}\\ 
\CC{live with her 3 months and a man would no real agony.}\\ 
\CC{o.k., you'll tip her 15 percent.}\\ 
\CC{you order a turkey sandwich and a}\\ 
\CC{beer. the man at the table across from you}\\ 
\CC{has watery blue eyes and}\\ \CC{a head like an elephant.}\\ 
\CC{at a table further down are 3 men}\\ 
\CC{with very tiny heads}\\ 
\CC{and long necks}\\ 
\CC{like ostiches.}\\ 
\CC{they talk loudly of land development.}\\ 
\CC{why, you think, did I ever come}\\ 
\CC{in here when I have the low-down}\\ 
\CC{blues?}\\ 
\CC{then the the waitress comes back eith the sandwich}\\ 
\CC{and she asks you if there will be anything}\\ 
\CC{else?}\\ 
\CC{snd you tell her, no no, this will be}\\ 
\CC{fine.}\\ 
\CC{then somebody behind you laughs.}\\ 
\CC{it's a cork laugh filled with sand and}\\ 
\CC{broken glass.}\\ 
\vspace{0.4cm}
\CC{you begin eating the sandwhich.}\\ 
\vspace{0.4cm} 
\CC{it's something.}\\ 
\CC{it's a minor, difficult,}\\ 
\CC{sensible action}\\ 
\CC{like composing a popular song}\\ 
\CC{to make a 14-year old}\\ 
\CC{weep.}\\ 
\CC{you order another beer.}\\ 
\CC{jesus,look at that guy}\\ 
\CC{his hands hang down almost to his knees and he's}\\ 
\CC{whistling.}\\ 
\CC{well, time to get out.}\\ 
\CC{pivk up the bill.}\\ 
\CC{tip.}\\ 
\CC{go to the register.}\\ 
\CC{pay.}\\ 
\CC{pick up a toothpick.}\\ 
\CC{go out the door.}\\ 
\CC{your car is still there.}\\ 
\CC{and there are 3 men with heads}\\
\CC{and necks}\\
\CC{like ostriches all getting into one}\\
\CC{car.}\\
\CC{they each have a toothpick and now}\\
\CC{they are talking about women.}\\
\CC{they drive away first}\\
\CC{they drive away fast.}\\
\CC{they're best i guess.}\\
\CC{it's an unberably hot day.}\\
\CC{there's a first-stage smog alert.}\\
\CC{all the birds and plants are dead}\\
\CC{or dying.}\\
\vspace{0.4cm}
\CC{you start the engine.}
\end{altverse}
\end{verse}
\end{document}