July 4, 2004

• A Poem

  
  

  I sit down for a quiet moment of reflection before bed,
  All lights are off around the square
  No fireworks, just peace
  And then a double beep
  And two flashes of parking lights
  But no one.
  Then, from the apartment below
  Emerges a man
  Long sleeve t-shirt, boxer shorts
  And socks, with gray patches
  He tiptoes stealthily to the rear driver door
  Of the car in the parking lot
  And pulls from within
  An enormous package of toilet paper.
  He stalks quietly back in,
  Locks the door,
  And twenty-six seconds later
  A single beep and flash.
  A sprinkler dashes tst-tst-tst, t-duhduhduhduh
  A cat screams
  And I think, quietly, so as not to add to the noise
  Maybe this night isn't so silent,
  After all.

  
  

   

  
  

  I have heartburn, I need to pee for the 20th time, and I need to work tomorrow. Will post more later. Night.
  

  • 5:15 am
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