sunset

you're conflicted
standing alone in the
beer aisle at 3:30am

toluca lake house party
you keep telling me
this
is real
life
smoking an unlit cigarette
and fondling the
plants

99 cent stores
hollywood's 24 hour lights
donuts, long stretches of
side walk and burnt out
hotel rooms

you stopped me for directions
it's easy to get lost, isn't it
you had said
grinning

I was wearing a fire department shirt & you were a lifeguard
halloween-less
in this drive thru culture
its rare to find someone to talk to
at 4am