Hearts Faded With Time

Hearts faded with time. Skinny jeans and smokey air The sound of laughter and pool balls on a table The smell of damp carpet and stale beer Full ashtrays and sweaty skin Those were the dives I lived in Youngsters eager for adventure Dark alleys and hallways High heals and red lipstick Firemen and cops My first love Ice cold beer in a tall glass Uncomfortable wooden bar stools against an uneven stone floor Names of high school sweethearts inscribed on the counter top Hearts faded with time One of them was mine….