08/01/98

		"abalone"

i'll light my cigarette
and drink the wine
standing in the rain
i never felt so pure
now the clouds move on
the darkness falls
and i wonder why
i've never seen the light			
in the shadows there
i've seen them call
they're shimmering
the glory of it all
at the top of my apartment
i feel the wind
and it's cold tonight
abalone
horses ride on
the thunder lies
to infuriate, emoliate
the masses
in the shadow
of it all
i see her fall
abalone

				© Andrea K