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[aid] => Mick
[title] => Night Crawler, Part 1
[time] => 2003-02-08 10:30:00
[hometext] => Part 1 of a rather long poem I am working on, this is about a man's nighttime adventures as he tries to win back his lost wife's heart.
[bodytext] => He took a slow final drag
On his cigarette Before snuffing it out In the full ashtray before him. It had been one of those days. His wife had had an abortion Just the night before, And took off that morning Without saying a word. He only wished for rain. He had never imagined that In three hour’s time, Such a painfully hot beverage Could cool to an undesirable temperature. Maybe there was a microwave nearby. The man’s waiter broke his gaze Out into the fog of The bustling city in which he lived. “I’m sorry sir, but we’re closing.” He already knew where he would go next. The newsstand on the corner Stayed open late Saturdays, And he needed more cigarettes. After that, the night was his for the taking. Maybe she left a note at home. Home. He hadn’t been there in two days. He walked downtown thorough miles Of perfectly identical apartments. He believed that the spirit of the night Would take him to where he needed to be. He passed, without hope, in front of their place, And saw to it that no lights were on. Maybe the delirium from the pennyroyal Would wear off shortly. He wanted his wife back. Tonight, though… Tonight was his. He reminded himself of a poker house Not too far from his home, And took off in that direction. Maybe somebody there would know what to do. This was a classy establishment. He was the only one in the place That ever bothered with cigarettes. The rest smoked pipes, or ever better, Rolled their own cigars. Upon opening the doors, The young gentleman was overcome By the thick essences of many foreign tobaccos. Tonight, it seemed, was tournament night. He was just in time. [comments] => 1 [counter] => 159 [topic] => 31 [informant] => Butterat_Zool [notes] => [ihome] => 0 [alanguage] => english [acomm] => 0 [haspoll] => 0 [pollID] => 0 [score] => 0 [ratings] => 0 [editpoem] => 1 [associated] => [topicname] => StoryPoetry )
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