Oblivion

Harsh lights in a pub
Amber liquid in my glass
I dance the night away
With a few people that I know
And some that I never will
It’s a crowd where no-one cares
Me neither
So I dance the night away
Embracing a precious few moments
Of oblivion
The music is loud
Loud enough to hurt
Loud enough to drown all thoughts
A couple of hundred limbs
Sweaty…tired…and a little numb
All ready to dance the night away
All ready to drink the aches away
To live for just a few more hours
In blessed nowhere
Without care
Without feeling
Tomorrow will come soon enough.

Dear Stranger

The street’s deserted,
The lamps staring at us
As we try not to look at each other
It’s been a few years
A few years too many
Of hiding behind virtual doors
Until polite indifference
Replaced the angry fights

The wheels screech on the wet street
Breaking the uncomfortable silence of emptiness
Used to be love
Or so I thought
Perhaps this is love’s fate
Or most love anyway-
Some promises made
And most of them broken

Just a few moments more
Until I search my purse for the keys
Should I tell you tonight
That I did miss you…
At least at first?
But then there was someone else
To soothe my hurts…to heal me
To make me whole again

The door’s unlocked
And I turn…to look at you
Wondering why it’s so difficult to let go
Although there’s nothing left to hold on to
A thousand questions
Did we try hard enough?
Or did pride take over
Until all the rights became wrong?

You look back at me
And I see it in your eyes
The same doubts…the same questions
About a life that wasn’t meant to be
The same fear
Of the years yet to come…unpredictable
I know you feel the same emptiness
So perhaps it’s time to let go…to move on.
(Composed - 09thFeb2010)