Water gathers in pools on the sidewalk below
Just long enough to say Hello and then the morning sun comes
To drain it all away into another day of blood, of sweat, of tears
Just how many beers will it take to take the heat out of the lightning?
I like sometimes to crawl onto the counter-top and sit up high
And smoke my cigarette
Dangle my legs past the cupboard doors and turn on all the lights
It was hot today so I walk to the bathroom mirror and strike a cool pose
The glass doorknob keeps falling off and someday I'll be trapped inside
So it's raining and I crack a smile thinking I must be crazy with flashes in my eyes
Realizing it is only the heat lightning out the window and not my mind.
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NIGHTTIME BLUES
Baby, Baby, Baby
I got them old Nighttime Blues
The same ones I always get
When I get started missin' you
It's
by Larry Terry
FRUSTRATION
I am tired, but I cannot sleep;
I close my eyes, I even count sheep.
My body is aching; I need a nap;
This pitch light, exasperating exhalation of things to canter
through this room tomorrow, is the hollow of midnight.
Moving
Tonight, Lord, I say a prayer to you.
Before I lay my head down to sleep.
While I try to promise to myself, That I dare not
Scenes from the Diner
The nighthawks sit in somber
Sippin' coffee from their cups
Invigoratin', buzzin', makin' lovin'
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