new england day trip

Let's take a walk through an ocean town today

where the buildings line both sides of the road

I'm picturing a gray Maine day, maybe late October or something.

and orange leaves blowing by through the streets and the wind would feel like water.

Maybe we'll stop in one of those places that sell a 5 dollar coffee

and we can sit and talk about nothing,

on a day with nothing to do.

Maybe we'll drive up to Boston tomorrow,

and wander through the park again,

starting, stopping,

people watching,

always something going on with them.

we can buy a pack of cigarettes and share one after lunch

and later stop in a small book shop, not buying, just looking around.

Maybe it'll be cloudy that day and the rain can paint the street

that slick and shiny oil color that looks like it tastes sweet.

And I'll step in it accidentally,

walking out of the bar

and my last words would be "aw man",

as I'm hit by a drunk driver's car.