Rain Garden

The rain garden in the parking lot

behind the Coney Island

Silent cars astray, pregnant with lonely riders

scrolling the hours

I was a witness

They’ll say it’s just a Tuesday

But loneliness can maim

The rain garden under sodium lights

the water flowing

Beyond the pines, servants of the forest

dancing mazurkas

I am by myself

They’ll say it’s just a rainy night

But loneliness can harm

The rain garden gave me an answer

though it yielded not but

two doves of mourning, a half-full Baja Blast,

a sunset receding

I am deserving of love

They’ll say it’s just a love song

But love, but love has found me

Clay-birthed, shale-born

They found me

They came to the city searching for me

My love found me

They have a neck of jewels

Their mind is gold & silver

My love is a feast

I am drunk on them

We sleep

Honey on the lips

Sugar under the tongue

In the vineyards of the night

They are the queen of the night

O my love, my love, o my love, my love

Make way for my love

My love, make way for my love

O my love, make way for my love

My love, kiss me

Kiss me before I go

Kiss me kiss me kiss me before I go

Kiss me kiss me

Kiss me before I go

Kiss me kiss me kiss me