unicorn (03/24/83)
FOR GORDIE (WHO ALWAYS LEFT THE LIGHT ON) Those nights we crawled together, Half bold, Half afraid, Yet always aware We would leave no evidence On one another's lives. Someone might see the experience On our faces. And beat us down With words. So we crawled. Always laughing Because we were the leaders And we could not cry. I can't remember why I never came back To that room. Life took hold somewhere. I began to believe That morning was a beginning And not an end. I wanted to tell you, I wanted to hide against you One last time. Today I wouldn't be afraid to park my car In front of your house In the daylight. But then... The reason for the darkness Is gone.