streetlight soliloquy
Justin Taylor
the female form is incredible
even as an outline
seen from a distance
against harsh fluorescents
as the seer recedes into shadow
smoke billows out of the building
thick&cloudy nightmares
told to children in whispers
that stand out in dissipating gray-white
against a black and empty sky
sign says no left turn
asphalt is unchecked aggression
dewpoint crept in swiftly
while I was walking
left my shirt unexpectedly moist
three vacant park benches
sure I think about joy sometimes
& how love is so much more
than an anatomy lesson
a red car passes right by
