11.30.2006

The Lure Of The Last Bus Out

the lure of the last bus out
is laughter and dead flowers
the pining of the young
or at least the younger than you

the lure of the last bus out
is condensation and lips pressed
the density of proper nouns
the innocents alone

you can’t break spells with mere words, spirited incantations
you can’t break spells with sincerity
no, not anymore

the lure of the last bus out
is falsity and repression
the giving in of fortune
misdeeds twisted open

the lure of the last bus out
is avenues of spent trees
the dying out of here
there’s time ahead, there is

January 24, 1999

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