One of Those Nights

i had one of those nights
you know those nights

just thought one glass of wine

nights, only meant another

nightcap nights but

i’ve been out here two months 

and haven’t been out

and they’re gathering 

in the kitchen 

roommates

i haven’t met yet but

they invite me along for

one of those nights

which is how I ended up

discussing morality

with the Canadian kid

origins are a funny thing

from Alberta, but really from

Pakistan, at least, his 

parents (have you been,

awful place, Pakistan is,

he says) and I agree

that we are not

where we are
from. Would you
blow up the bridge
or the baby?

so it was

that type of night

one of these nights

i’ll wake up

refreshed and alone

you’ll have 

wrapped my skin

in a mannequin

and left me

to admire

the moonlight again. 

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