Clothes Lines

I never realized how thirsty I was
Until I stopped drinking.
By that time the well had run dry;
I had created a desert from within.

The width of a room
Becomes much larger after the party.
And when they come to clean up,
You wish they wouldn't.

The little things we cling to
Can be so amusing
Under immoderate circumstance.

You live your life
By the flick of a switch,
So graceful and slick.

Clothes lines are of use
For hanging all the outfits,
Bound to a near number of roles.
Actors of course, need their costumes.

When alone in the city
I'd pray for shoe shine.
When alone in the desert
I'd pray for anything.

The well was my hideout.
There I could complain
And not drain.

I'd carry an empty tin can around my neck,
And the feeling of falling through empty space
Hurt more than the fear of hitting ground.