Urban Nights

1.
Another night
I watch the sky
and the moon
and the stars
dance for me
over the used car lot
as I smoke
a pack of smokes
and I’m choking
because I did too much
I went
to too many place
 
 
2.
Another morning
Time withers away
as I stare at the slashes
in my veins
I look at the razor marks
follow the crevices
in my arm
as my eyes go wide
 
 
3.
The sun rises
over the parking lot
Stars explode
in the distance
Millions and millions
of years go by
before the stars blink out
Galaxies destroyed
One down
An infinite more to go
 
 
4.
The night is bright
with mischief
The moon is full
orange and glowing
It looks kinda hairy
with a sheen of silver
A vapid façade
wipes away the guilt
I stare up at the sky
The stars like fire
burning up the dark
I wait for
this moment to end
and another one
to begin
 
 
5.
I fall on my face
The stairway
never felt so rough
The concrete even rougher
I flirt with her
at the back of the train
She says goodbye
I stagger down the lane
Out the door
I trip and tumble
and skid to a stop
So many times I
rode that train
Tonight it must be angry
 
 
6.
I watch the cars
rush to destinations
Where are they
all going
It’s a sacred street
I stand on
awash with
lights incandescent
Slanted alleyways
swagger between buildings
I’m sitting on the corner
watching
the tough guys mingle
 
 
7.
In the parking lot
we share a bottle
In the park we
toss and tumble
In the woods
I get bit by a tick
The next day my dad
removes it
with a dab of scotch
 
 
8.
In the morning
I feel soooo
high like I’m
standing in the sky
looking down as
the rivers of fire
flow like lava
Streetlights shine
Carhorns howl
I’m on the moon
watching
the manic commotion
of a flaming city
I feel the clouds
They touch my skin
like a soft blanket
I pull it over my head
The ground too
is soft like sand
I’m in the womb
I let myself
drift off to sleep……….