Now and Then: Lonely's Poem on the Sidewalk

Lonely's Poem on the Sidewalk

Been sitting on the sidewalk
Trying to read scrawled words of white chalk
A two-line message from another before me
And killing time I wonder if
They were in the same predicament
For after all, the message, it was signed, "The Lonely"

Something about "the wind"
"Flowers in her hair"
"Just stay... and I'll be there"
Signed: "The Lonely"

Well, Virginia is for lovers
And I guess that I'm a lover
Though I ain't exactly plural with anyone
And I'm sure Hank Williams said it best
But Hal David wrote my epitaph
You know, it hadn't rained all summer till it stormed

The words beneath my feet
Half of them washed away
Something about "some day"
Signed: "The Lonely"

It's strange to find so comforting
The thought of someone suffering
And like echoes of a cry decayed
How now these words on asphalt fade
The feeling it has passed away
And the Downtown wind leaves nothing left to say
Humming, "Lord Send Me an Angel" at the end of the day

I'm just waiting here for Triple-A
Cause AA didn't have enough A's
To keep my wagon wheel from flying off
And killing time I wonder if
I could really make the commitment
and what happened to the one who signed, "The Lonely"

Something about "the wind"
"Flowers in her hair"
"Just stay... and I'll be there"
Signed: "The Lonely"

The words beneath my feet
Half of them washed away
Something about "some day"
Signed: "The Lonely"




August 18th, 2006