Hot Babes of Sundown

Hot babes of sundown – staring

through the windshields.

Across hallways,

this hour of love

Shades the night

Hot babes of sundown,

Olive pain

Mistletoe wings,

Touching my brain

when everything breaks.

Hot babes of sundown

Music in the sky

Immutable birds,

staring

at me –

still,

for centuries.

Hot babes of sundown

A little light

Cool shadows of fruit

In the firmament

of blue pearl

and red cherry.

Hot babes of sundown

Ghosts

Dancing inside –

Loving me,

Giving me food,

when no one else does.

Hot babes of sundown

Rewound sonata – jump-cut:

The flowers are warm

The tigers are dying

The oceans are sad.

Stop. Stop.

This pain

goes deep

This night

is an eternity

This disease

is enchanting.