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After the Party Is Over

Wineglass stained
red
     red-rimmed eyes
needing sleep
After the party is over
     the patrons depart
leaving behind memories
       Did anyone know why 
they were there?
      Well, the question 
didn't arise
      the revelers danced for hours
     later the moonlight
was blocked by clouds
    don't try to explain
this late at night words 
     fail us
after the party is over 
       we'll take a deep breath
and head home
     a starlit sky
awaits us
      don't be fooled by
the sighs in the air
     the party was 
sufficent in its time
     Now we walk 
a perilous path
    which leads us to 
a new morning
     somewhere near
the sun

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