I see you
you see me
we see nothing at all
hand in hand
we walk into our willing blindness
I speak
you speak
we don’t understand any of the words
tongue on tongue tied into a tight knot
you listen
I listen
the noise is so loud we can’t hear
the lights have gone dim on main street
avenue empty and cold
we keep waiting for just a flicker
its dark and the storefronts are closed
I hurt you
you hurt me
for the gold in our teeth
can’t we leave it alone
I swing
you swing
solving nothing at all
my blood your blood flowing and ready to clot
I cry
you cry
street sweepers have swept
lights have gone dim on main street
what’s been torn remains torn
kept waiting for a chance at a glimmer
couldn’t pay the bill
we turned the light switch off










