cats in the hall

That's me with the six pack
down on the corner
of Wooster and Main
late at night
with the kids running wild
waiting for the light to change
so close to home
so far away
but only myself to blame
All I needed
was a sound system
and a little release
all I wanted
was everything
beyond the end of the street
Mike told it
John Rae lived it
we all wanted it
on the balcony
in the pouring rain
Such shit-talking
cigarette smoking
noisy peace
Beyond this
what do you have?
Beyond this moment
what exists?
This is it--
you and the night, the voices
the music and the rain
Tomorrow would be perfect
if you could do it again.