alcohol poisoning in the parking lot
and cigarette ashes on the concrete.
you had burn holes in your tee shirt and
she had lipstick on her neck and
we ran around under purple lights;
our skin stained with artificial pigments.
you had sweat dripping down your face and
her nail polish was chipped.
a girl sat alone on a bench
and shook so furiously that she scolded her finger
while trying to light up her third consecutive cigarette
and a boy washed the blood from the corners of his mouth
with a half-full bottle of whiskey.
you had her all over your skin and
she had too much to drink.