Silence in Static

Cold asphalt

under the sodium glare

We trace the lines that lead to nowhere

A quiet engine hums in the deep

While the city pretends to sleep

And

the shadows stretch across the concrete floor

Until we don't know what we are waiting for

We dissolve in the night

Underneath the heavy iron sky

Lost in the sudden tide

Where the silent rivers run dry

Concrete towers block out the stars

Reflected in the glass of passing cars

We step light

to keep from sinking down

In the quiet current of this town

No words left to repair

Just the heavy midnight air

We fade

Into the grey

We dissolve

Into the heavy iron sky