Gaslit

I come in time to see the kids

They're throwing an all night party

While their parents were away

I went out to the bar alone

Bars and cafés with gaslit men in the crowd

Stand and almost marvelling

Deep and holy, alone in their friendliness

Will they be there tomorrow?

And I'm going to temporarily leave my dreams

And find my happy ending

I am going to temporarily leave my dreams

For a happy ending

Wall to wall, pillar to post

I'm back at the task that I love most