i’m going to tell you about the evening sky
orange turned to dusty blue
and last lights of the day
glow on the green
stretching into forever
where commuting traffic twinkles creating a river
cuts through low hills of grasses
turned golden from the summer heat
i’m going to tell you about how the last steps up to the sidewalk
where passengers walk quickly to the next thing
to cars that speed away into the distance
to the windowed doors with fingerprint smudges
to the dimly lit empty elevators
empty halls that stretch endlessly
days pass as you walk and walk
each step takes you closer but so far to go
until finally the door opens
and there is instant relief
there is serenity
half moon in the sky
bright
so bright i can see the edges
like i’m looking into a telescope
oh, thank you, moon, there you are!
night keeps gently covering the land
but for now there is still the hint of an orange in the sky
and i can see the horizon
where the last light meets the hills
the moment where the day is done
