Suburban Nocturne
A vertical sliver pries into the doorway, a beam from the watchful eye in the hall
While amber stars in cages, captives in lampposts, shout prophecies beneath the moon
Obscured by trees
Their cries filter into the window
And uniform basketball players with fake simulated faces run improbably about my TV
Defying the nighttime but not their fate, programmed by someone not so different from me
Ones and zeroes
Light and darkness
Somewhere sleeps the faithful Christian homeless man with fatigues and a fatigued face
Obscured by shelter
If I do not see him, I pray someone else will
If I cannot give to him, I pray someone else can
His chipped Styrofoam cup no longer empty of dollar bills
Ones and zeroes
Light in the darkness
Copyright © Michael Lerman | Year Posted 2008
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