between the daylight and the dark

well

the grasses are swaying

the sun's going down

music is playing

you're waving through town

pull into the driveway

toss it in park

stare out of the windshield

out into the world

it was all for the love of a wayward girl

who left you with a second place smile and a broken heart

and the streetlights are starting to flicker to life

they glow for a minute then they get bright

fireflies light up

circle and spark

there's nothing really that you can do

put your hands in your pockets and try to get through

the distance between the daylight and the dark

and the front porch flags lie themselves down

like forgotten soldiers and old wedding gowns

in closets unopened and graves without any marks

as the night curtains lower behind the rooftops

shadows dance across the sidewalks

and ricochet off of the houses like pieces of art

then you mind is reeling as the sky is changing

all you're feeling and you're re-arranging

the rest of your life like lines on an old sailors chart

you climb back in and fire the ignition

put your hands on the wheel

head into the distance

the distance between the daylight and the dark