after-show walk home

there is so much pain in the world but not in this room. the lights of the stage shine down as if i wasn’t human. so many voices but nearly just one soul pouring through windows and seeping through wood. out of tune voices with the backing track of hearts beating in sync. once you have nothing left to give, you give it your all. in the dark, streetlights shine down on footsteps that run the same tracks. sidewalks look up at lungs that breathe the same cold air. we may never see one another again but for this night, you are all closer than you will ever know. all of this love is only ever shown being fucked out or shut down but for now it is all we have to keep our petals from falling and our leaves from dropping. the only thing i need is to know i will always have this. these nights are why i do it. why i write this. i will always need this.