can't stop now
an unusual night
in december
1:30 a.m., rain
two long embraces later,
we say goodbye
and i step alone
onto a slient
tiny midwest city street
slick and cold
audible drops thunk
on the polyester of my down winter coat
white light-rung wreaths hang
in darkened 2nd story windows
above the new place for barbecue
i take long strides through an empty parking lot, and think
of the loneliness
in always having something to prove
in december
1:30 a.m., rain
two long embraces later,
we say goodbye
and i step alone
onto a slient
tiny midwest city street
slick and cold
audible drops thunk
on the polyester of my down winter coat
white light-rung wreaths hang
in darkened 2nd story windows
above the new place for barbecue
i take long strides through an empty parking lot, and think
of the loneliness
in always having something to prove