We're on a roll tonight, my friends.
With my music in
I slip out the back
And down the stairs
The porch light flicks on
Against my will
But I make my way across the grass
And sit on the swing
The blue one on the left
And I sway back and forth
With my legs out long
My shoulders are bare
And the mosquitoes come
The night predators finally
Venture out on eight legs
But I look up at the sky
At the stars
Just the stars
Not the big heavy questions
In the space in between
Just the stars
Because I like them
For all each pinprick is worth
And I think that
Perhaps
I would like to be alone
In the universe
Just once
Because sometimes
It feels that
I am the only one
Who speaks my language
The song ends
And the porch light
Decides to go on break
I start across the lawn
Then turn back to my swing
The song plays again
I sit in the dark
Shed a tear or few
And nobody sees me
Except for the mosquitoes
I can’t hide from them
A warm breeze picks up
Cools the wet on my face
And I close my eyes tight
For just a few seconds
The song ends and I leave it that way
Sit in silence
Brush bugs off my legs
And wish that someone
Would carry me
To a bed not my own
Where I can sleep until dawn
And wake up wholly new
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