AND THE SADNESS

Is it still important enough to believe in
And make friends with
And listen to as it speaks to me

Sometimes as
A nightmare

Sometimes as a poem

It's still important enough to come visit me now
And then and watch
History Channel shows about the Battle
Of Stalingrad on Saturday night

While cars cruise the neighborhood
Around my apartment
In a desperate search for parking

O beautiful attrition against all odds!
When I win

I shall take possession of these ruins

— stephen gibson