the dark streets of decay 13

the world outside is dark

the kind of darkness that evaporates the gray

 

standing in a entryway of some business

that closed hours ago

 

no one else on the streets

i’m holding my empty flask

and smoking

 

watching the rain

and realizing day will break soon

but it will invade slowly

barely overtaking

the cloud covered exterior of the world

 

not only is there no one around

there is no one at my place either

except a cat

who is always glad to see me

and sleeps nearby on the bed

when i’m sweating out the

previous night

 

l. a. is drowning

the aqueducts are a kayaker’s dream 

and the oceans threaten to cover the earth

if this rain does not let up soon

 

i’ve tried to swallow all the raindrops

and save the world

but solutions have never been my gift to the world

 

someone at some bar earlier was complaining

about having to sign up for government healthcare

i’ve been out of touch and didn’t know about this

but then my health has not been something

i have cared about lately

 

i’m just waiting for the rain to finally catch fire

and burn me to a crisp

i think i have dental records somewhere

if they feel the need to bother

 

i can’t remember the last time i had human contact

touch against touch

hell not even a handshake

bars full of females with lonely eyes

but none look my way

i exit onto the dark streets of decay

and try to find my way home

before the advent of another day

 

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