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the sole tenant of a blues song
 
black and white sheet music
color coordinated notes
on faces
in shadows
all of the streetlights
the same color
as the empty hearts
walking the cobblestones
at midnight
after the bars have shut down
much like they have
when feelings
find no songs
to coordinate
with the emptiness
the gaps of friction
from touch
 
anemic arrivals of taxis
carrying sad passengers
climbing stairs to vacant apartments
lovers not even leaving a bed sheet
 
just a cheap watch
on the nightstand
that broke at the very time
another ending occurred.
 
 
erin-cilberto
9/17/25
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    6 COMMENTS

    1. Like a film noir movie this has the effects of heartbreak and loneliness with a touch of moral ambiguity. I can feel the barren parts of life all over it. Good one, J.

    2. I wholeheartedly agree with Tim. This does have a film noir ambiance to it. Were you by any chance wearing a trench coat and a low brimmed fedora while writing it? Lol, so good to have your presence here, J. Like you never missed a beat!

    3. Reminds me of all those movies about city angst. (I am suppressing a rant about how much I hate New York), and all it’s denizens… I can see them now walking down seedy sidewalks in the rain, their furthest horizon in easy walking distance. Beautiful imagery sir, and a nice reminder of how happy I am in a town with only about twelve occupied houses.

      • Interesting what you said. I was from the Bronx, originally and by the time we left…I was so ready for a new place to live.
        Guess I was NOT a city boy even though I was born there.
        I appreciate this review. We lived in a five-story high rise on the fifth floor. NO elevator so it was a trek every time.

        Thanks again, just hope you don’t hate me…ha ha.

        j.

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