with smoke tainted breath i sit and watch the night pass by a silent guardian to watch my waking thoughts the blinking traffic light tick tock ticks my life into pieces a second hand reminder of the passing time flies i reminisce on thoughts once alive and create a late night fantasy in my mind of life once lived to the fullest extent only available in dreams brought on by death the air is chill a cool reminder of the progressing season where even the earth finds itself locked in throes of ecstasy at the mere idea of change the sky, towering sentinels that keep their eyes to the heavens for any sign that this chaotic life will sink in calm waters it smells like rain and the smell is sweet caress my heart with a sense of longing as i create this poem of cliche meaning i live to love and love to live with lover in hand and a night beneath the stars only spoke about in hushed voices for song would break the spell if this city wakes i find myself asking the empty air for answers to these dilema questions only meant for rhetorical ears a writers lament the cry of the mocking bird syncs with the pass of a car sweetly soft in a partners sigh repetitive to most these lips taste like honey and my soul is free to wander to home where you lay sleeping safe and sound in the sea of mist that separates the lost from the jealous eyes of unforgiving rest a movement without meaning draws inspiration for zen meditation my coffee is getting cold