bits & pieces
of me slough off
every day
slivers of sanity
flecks of hope
scraps of intellect
i sweep them up & save them
for a rainy day
whispers of old songs
halfforgotten words
melodies fading
into midnight blue
surround me as i walk
alone
into a night more fall
than summer
blue riffs & ice cubes
swirls of smoke summoned
from memory
men once long and lean
and women like me
still pretending pretty
big night out
RC deWinter, a superannuated debutante whose only claim to fame is a decent Twitter following, writes in several genres with a focus on poetry. “big night out” was previously published in borrowed solace in 2017, rights have reverted to the author.
