Summer heat, sticky sweet sweat
we sat in the park trying to force an appetite
do you remember like I do?
pre-concert diner sandwiches, watching spiders on the wall before the show
were they spiders?
my mind is with you
two years ago, kept warm by the memory despite the early April cold tonight
the line wraps around the venue in the opposite direction
you would have liked the guys in front of me now,
joined in to talk Peanut Butter Waffles vs Daisies and the choice of platform shoes
I can see us in the booth at Remedy Diner when I walk home alone before the headliner even made it to the stage
& I send my good-byes to your ghost
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Great work. Keep up the good work.
The poignant tonality and reminiscent imagery really works well together, great work!
I love this!