Right for the Night
Right for the Night
Written by Jake Steniford
blocked on all sides and improving, swim through the slimpoundadrink Thursdays, moving to the soothing beats and desperate
betting and sweating in the summer evening heat,
light on your feet and right for the night to begin.
partners found and circles formed, first round tossed and miserable
cost lost in the storm of screams and trash calls, sticky fingers,
bar swimming in streams and foam and cash, low smoke lingers,
illegal chokes, break off from the system, Christmas cistern, snowflake sin.
morning coated tongue and throat, human spices,
only nice while it lasts, the blasts of solvent paradise,
and shots and coke and tokes make fast sight and
the hazy night: brain turning pure pain,
and muscles turning tight,
just right for the night.