Because it was tomorrow
Andi I was exclusive,
Because it was forbidden and
No one was looking
Because you are not like me
Because it was hopeless
I turned my face towards yours
And let out you color my skin
Because it was tawdry
And we were both tipsy
Because of some lightning that
Came from a planet
Because it felt church-like
Safe and with promise
I turned my face toward you and you colored my skin
Outside there was air wanting all of our beath
Violence was waiting, wanting a death.
And some mixed-up night birds sang
Wanting sanity, and we sang along.
Because you were laughing and
Nervously shaking
Because you began whistling and
I got scared of your being.
Your turned your face toward mine
And I put something askew.
Because we were lazy, but not really,
Because there were bills to pay
But we didn’t care,
Because we knew a joke we couldn’t remember
We turned our faces to one another
And exploded the night
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Sometimes, there is love, and sometimes there is night-time
Kissing you on the cheek, like it wants something
Sinful you know and you can’t give.
Sometimes there are cartoons, which delight you,
And sometimes the radio is silent, giving you too much time to think.
Sometimes, beauty is funny and you find it
In tricky places:
In childern making mud pies off the curb on Ave. B,
Or you find it in a name of a dog or a restaurant called
A Dish of Salt.
Or you find it n a magical night, in a corner,
And the world is in a slumber so there’s no one to share it with.
Soemtimes you want to talk, but there’s no one to listen,
So you make a list of the things you want to say,
But your mouth never opensand it’s as if
You never had a thought at all.
Sometimes there is a quiet calmness that makes you nervous.
Sometimes, things are heinous and torture us to tears
And we want everything we could possibly imagine,
And we want it to be glowing and pretty,
But we settle for something that
Might shine bright in years to come.