The streetlights closed their amber eyes

As the ambulance howled away

The morning light brings soft respite

But I wish the night could stay

You’re chainsmoking cigarettes

To stave off the cold

You want the snow to fall early now

So you don’t have to be alone

The lights came up as the sun fell

The ground turned orange from grey

We turned and ran to our private hells

But these are facts that we can’t change

I can only wonder

If I even cried