Tuesday, 6 January 2009

the boys









the boys with voices gently slurred

are out again tonight

they stop and talk by street lamps

moths beckoned by the light


the smoke from cigarettes

curls upward in the light

the air is ice and as they breathe

the cold holds it in sight


tonight their tones are gentle

no louder than a sigh

they wander home in peace this night

with lager's lullaby


this time their minds are smoothly fogged

with alcoholic cheer

the village sleeps in peace tonight

although the boys are near

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