Love Poem: I Walk the Night
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Written by: Charles Dennis

I Walk the Night

I walk the night 

over city streets trying to find some semblance of why I’m here, 
if there is a reason for my living, for me to be walking among 
the lights absorbing the sounds as car and bus exhaust 
penetrate the walls of my lungs

I walk the night 

looking at the sheer size and beauty of the buildings and think 
that amongst mans many accomplishments what meaning could 
my tiny existence have.

I walk the night

in dream like state, neon hazes float about creating atmosphere 
from flashing attention grabbing signs, nudity, 2 for 1 at 
Jasmines pub, live jazz and quarter beers between 2:00 and 
3:00 what the hell is happening to me.

I walk the night

from street to street my feet dragging across cigarette buts 
strewn along the sidewalk, most likely from others seeking 
answers to questions from some dark place in their mind.

I walk the night

and it seems no one understands why or what they are looking 
for, I guess just something to fill that empty lonely space deep in 
their gut in hopes it will solve some mystery.

I walk the night

in the city the urban core, the life blood of every town large or 
small, I’m just looking for an answer, to what I’m not sure and 
why I really don’t know, maybe you know. 

Do you have the answer I’m looking for?

I hope!




© 2010 Charles Dennis


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