Thursday, August 11, 2011

GUILD, 3 A.M.

The twinkling
yellow and white
lights

of the marquee
are done. The
money's made.

Nothing but black-
ness, and a persistent
wind

entering my sleeping
bag as I try to
catch

a couple more hours
of sleep
before

sunrise and the
sudden return
of

people rushing past
me and the
averted eyes

of The City:
more partial to
celluloid tragedies

and a smart cafe after
than a poor old man
sleeping at their feet.

Poem © 2009 by Dylan Mitchell

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